Colour
#AD9894
- #AD9894
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AD9894 is a red with RGB values 173, 152, 148 and HSL 10°, 13%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AD9894#AD9894
HEX#AD9894
RGBrgb(173, 152, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5961, 0.5804
RGB percentages67.8%, 59.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(9.6, 13.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 14.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 14.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,788
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9894;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#52676B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94A9AD
Analogous#AD949D, #ADA494
Triadic#94AD98, #9894AD
Split complementary#94ADA4, #949DAD
Tetradic#9DAD94, #94A9AD, #A494AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G152
B148
Red173 (67.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue9.6°
Saturation (HSL)13.23%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 98 · B 94
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