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#853C4E

#853c4e ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#853c4e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 23.53% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.89% magenta, 41.35% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 345.21°, with 37.82% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 4.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #853c4e
  2. #3c8573

Split complementary

  1. #853c4e
  2. #3c854f
  3. #3c7285

Analogous

  1. #853c72
  2. #853c4e
  3. #854f3c

Triadic

  1. #853c4e
  2. #4e853c
  3. #3c4e85

Tetradic

  1. #853c4e
  2. #85733c
  3. #3c8573
  4. #3c4e85

Square

  1. #853c4e
  2. #72853c
  3. #3c8573
  4. #4f3c85

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0c10
  2. #50242f
  3. #853c4e
  4. #b45970
  5. #cc8e9d

Shades

#853c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #853c4e
  2. #783646
  3. #6a303e
  4. #5d2a37
  5. #50242f
  6. #431e27
  7. #35181f
  8. #281217
  9. #1b0c10
  10. #0d0608
  11. #000000

Tints

#853c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #853c4e
  2. #915060
  3. #9d6371
  4. #aa7783
  5. #b68a95
  6. #c29ea7
  7. #ceb1b8
  8. #dac5ca
  9. #e7d8dc
  10. #f3eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#853c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #853c4e
  2. #854353
  3. #844a58
  4. #84505d
  5. #835762
  6. #835e67
  7. #82656c
  8. #826c71
  9. #817276
  10. #81797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c594c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #903443 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f4f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c3847 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-853c4e {
  color: #853c4e;
}
Background
.bg-853c4e {
  background-color: #853c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-853c4e {
  border: 2px solid #853c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #853c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 60 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 38% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-853c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #853c4e, #854f3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-853c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 60 78 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 4.77 #722f37 Wine ΔE 6.41 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 6.94 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.78 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.87 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 7.91 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.55 #7ac3b1 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#853c4e  rgb(133, 60, 78)  hsl(345, 38%, 38%)  Cordovan
#3c8573  rgb(60, 133, 115)  hsl(165, 38%, 38%)  Viridian
#4e853c  rgb(78, 133, 60)  hsl(105, 38%, 38%)  Sap Green
#3c4e85  rgb(60, 78, 133)  hsl(225, 38%, 38%)  Yale Blue