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#894E43

#894e43 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#894e43 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 30.59% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.07% magenta, 51.09% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.43°, with 34.31% saturation and 40% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1117

Complementary

  1. #894e43
  2. #437e89

Split complementary

  1. #894e43
  2. #438971
  3. #435b89

Analogous

  1. #89435b
  2. #894e43
  3. #897143

Triadic

  1. #894e43
  2. #43894e
  3. #4e4389

Tetradic

  1. #894e43
  2. #7e8943
  3. #437e89
  4. #4e4389

Square

  1. #894e43
  2. #5b8943
  3. #437e89
  4. #714389

Monochromatic

  1. #221411
  2. #56312a
  3. #894e43
  4. #b47165
  5. #cda198

Shades

#894e43 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #894e43
  2. #7b463c
  3. #6e3e36
  4. #60372f
  5. #522f28
  6. #452722
  7. #371f1b
  8. #291714
  9. #1b100d
  10. #0e0807
  11. #000000

Tints

#894e43 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #894e43
  2. #956056
  3. #a17169
  4. #ac837b
  5. #b8958e
  6. #c4a7a1
  7. #d0b8b4
  8. #dccac7
  9. #e7dcd9
  10. #f3edec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#894e43 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #894e43
  2. #885349
  3. #87584f
  4. #865d55
  5. #85625b
  6. #856762
  7. #846c68
  8. #83716e
  9. #827674
  10. #817b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #725854 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5642 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94454b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715342 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785b42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #904948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-894e43 {
  color: #894e43;
}
Background
.bg-894e43 {
  background-color: #894e43;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-894e43 {
  border: 2px solid #894e43;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #894e43;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 78 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 34% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-894e43 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #894e43, #897143);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-894e43 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 78 67 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 4.75 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.65 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.98 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.38 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 8.15 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.77 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.88 #76b1bc Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Chestnut
#894e43  rgb(137, 78, 67)  hsl(9, 34%, 40%)  Chestnut
#437e89  rgb(67, 126, 137)  hsl(189, 34%, 40%)  Teal Blue
#43894e  rgb(67, 137, 78)  hsl(129, 34%, 40%)  Sea Green
#4e4389  rgb(78, 67, 137)  hsl(249, 34%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue