#ad4946

Color #ad4946

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 9.92 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ad4946

RGB

rgb(173, 73, 70)

HSL

hsl(1.7, 42.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.7, 59.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 59.5%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(44.37, 40.73, 22.38)

LCH

lch(44.37, 46.47, 28.79)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.1321, 24.28)

HWB

hwb(1.7, 27.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46aaad

Analogous

#ad4676

#ad4946

#ad7c46

Triadic

#ad4946

#46ad49

#4946ad

Split-complementary

#ad4946

#46ad7c

#4676ad

Tetradic

#ad4946

#aaad46

#46aaad

#4946ad

Square

#ad4946

#76ad46

#46aaad

#7c46ad

Shades

Color #ad4946 mixed toward black.

#903d3a

#73312f

#562423

#3a1817

#1d0c0c

Tints

Color #ad4946 mixed toward white.

#bf6360

#cc8280

#d9a1a0

#e5c1c0

#f2e0df

Tones

Color #ad4946 mixed toward gray.

#a4514e

#9c5957

#936160

#8b6968

#827171

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8c47 · ΔE 40

Deuteranopia

#929847 · ΔE 44.6

Tritanopia

#aa4747 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 24.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad4946;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad4946]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ad4946 (#ad4946) is rgb(173, 73, 70) in RGB.

No, #ad4946 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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