Colour
#AD9699
- #AD9699
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AD9699 is a red with RGB values 173, 150, 153 and HSL 352°, 12%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AD9699#AD9699
HEX#AD9699
RGBrgb(173, 150, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5882, 0.6
RGB percentages67.8%, 58.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(352.2, 12.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 13.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 11.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,281
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9699;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#526966
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96ADAA
Analogous#AD96A4, #AD9F96
Triadic#99AD96, #9699AD
Split complementary#96AD9F, #96A4AD
Tetradic#A4AD96, #96ADAA, #9E96AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G150
B153
Red173 (67.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue352.17°
Saturation (HSL)12.3%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 96 · B 99
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