Recognised as Colour
#AD8B98
- #AD8B98
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AD8B98 is a red with RGB values 173, 139, 152 and HSL 337°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AD8B98#AD8B98
HEX#AD8B98
RGBrgb(173, 139, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5451, 0.5961
RGB percentages67.8%, 54.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(337.1, 17.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 19.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 12.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,464
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8B98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#527467
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BADA0
Analogous#AD8BA9, #AD8F8B
Triadic#98AD8B, #8B98AD
Split complementary#8BAD8F, #8BA9AD
Tetradic#A9AD8B, #8BADA0, #8F8BAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G139
B152
Red173 (67.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue337.06°
Saturation (HSL)17.17%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 8B · B 98
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