Colour

#AD8E87

#AD8E87
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD8E87 is a red with RGB values 173, 142, 135 and HSL 11°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AD8E87

RGBrgb(173, 142, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5569, 0.5294

RGB percentages67.8%, 55.7%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(11.1, 18.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 22%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 17.9%, 22%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,374,215

CSS custom property--colour: #AD8E87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#527178

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959186no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B58A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.9 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 15.6 Silver · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 21.8 Tan · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87A6AD

Analogous#AD8793, #ADA187

Triadic#87AD8E, #8E87AD

Split complementary#87ADA1, #8793AD

Tetradic#93AD87, #87A6AD, #A187AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE4E2

Lighter +20%#D6C7C4

Lighter +10%#C2ABA5

Darker −10%#987169

Darker −20%#7A5B54

Darker −30%#5C443F

Darker −40%#3E2E2A

More saturated +25%#C67E6E

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R173

G142

B135

Red173 (67.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue11.05°

Saturation (HSL)18.81%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 8E · B 87

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Colour values

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