Recognised as Colour

#AD878D

#AD878D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD878D is a red with RGB values 173, 135, 141 and HSL 351°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AD878D

RGBrgb(173, 135, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5294, 0.5529

RGB percentages67.8%, 52.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(350.5, 18.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 22%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 22%, 18.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,372,429

CSS custom property--colour: #AD878D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#527872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8D8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95938Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B48489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.8 Gray · ΔE 16.9 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#87ADA7

Analogous#AD87A0, #AD9487

Triadic#8DAD87, #878DAD

Split complementary#87AD94, #87A0AD

Tetradic#A0AD87, #87ADA7, #9487AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE2E3

Lighter +20%#D6C4C7

Lighter +10%#C2A5AA

Darker −10%#986970

Darker −20%#7A545A

Darker −30%#5C3F44

Darker −40%#3E2A2D

More saturated +25%#C66E7C

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R173

G135

B141

Red173 (67.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue350.53°

Saturation (HSL)18.81%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 87 · B 8D

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Colour values

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