Recognised as Colour
#AD8B84
- #AD8B84
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AD8B84 is a red with RGB values 173, 139, 132 and HSL 10°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AD8B84#AD8B84
HEX#AD8B84
RGBrgb(173, 139, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5451, 0.5176
RGB percentages67.8%, 54.5%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(10.2, 20%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 23.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 23.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,444
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8B84;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#52747B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84A6AD
Analogous#AD8492, #ADA084
Triadic#84AD8B, #8B84AD
Split complementary#84ADA0, #8492AD
Tetradic#92AD84, #84A6AD, #A084AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G139
B132
Red173 (67.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue10.24°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 8B · B 84
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