Recognised as Colour
#AD9490
- #AD9490
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AD9490 is a red with RGB values 173, 148, 144 and HSL 8°, 15%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AD9490#AD9490
HEX#AD9490
RGBrgb(173, 148, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5804, 0.5647
RGB percentages67.8%, 58%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(8.3, 15%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 16.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 16.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,375,760
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9490;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#526B6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90A9AD
Analogous#AD909B, #ADA390
Triadic#90AD94, #9490AD
Split complementary#90ADA3, #909AAD
Tetradic#9AAD90, #90A9AD, #A390AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G148
B144
Red173 (67.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue8.28°
Saturation (HSL)15.03%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 94 · B 90
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