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#8A5259

#8a5259 ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.58% magenta, 35.51% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, with 25.45% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #8a5259
  2. #528a83

Split complementary

  1. #8a5259
  2. #528a67
  3. #52758a

Analogous

  1. #8a5275
  2. #8a5259
  3. #8a6752

Triadic

  1. #8a5259
  2. #598a52
  3. #52598a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5259
  2. #8a8352
  3. #528a83
  4. #52598a

Square

  1. #8a5259
  2. #758a52
  3. #528a83
  4. #67528a

Monochromatic

  1. #2a191b
  2. #5a353a
  3. #8a5259
  4. #af7980
  5. #cca9ad

Shades

#8a5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5259
  2. #7c4a50
  3. #6e4247
  4. #61393e
  5. #533135
  6. #45292d
  7. #372124
  8. #29191b
  9. #1c1012
  10. #0e0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5259
  2. #96636a
  3. #a1757a
  4. #ad868b
  5. #b9979b
  6. #c5a9ac
  7. #d0babd
  8. #dccbcd
  9. #e8dcde
  10. #f3eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5259
  2. #89575d
  3. #885b61
  4. #876065
  5. #866469
  6. #85696d
  7. #846e70
  8. #837274
  9. #827778
  10. #817b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745c5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5b59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #944d55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715859 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #904f56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5259 {
  color: #8a5259;
}
Background
.bg-8a5259 {
  background-color: #8a5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a5259 {
  border: 2px solid #8a5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 25% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5259, #8a6752);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.08 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.62 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.18 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.33 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.98 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.07 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.73 #75ada6 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8a5259  rgb(138, 82, 89)  hsl(353, 25%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#528a83  rgb(82, 138, 131)  hsl(173, 25%, 43%)  Dark Cyan
#598a52  rgb(89, 138, 82)  hsl(113, 25%, 43%)  Sea Green
#52598a  rgb(82, 89, 138)  hsl(233, 25%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue