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#8B4E4E

#8b4e4e ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8b4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.88% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 28.11% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #4e8b8b

Split complementary

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #4e8b6d
  3. #4e6d8b

Analogous

  1. #8b4e6d
  2. #8b4e4e
  3. #8b6d4e

Triadic

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #4e8b4e
  3. #4e4e8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #8b8b4e
  3. #4e8b8b
  4. #4e4e8b

Square

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #6d8b4e
  3. #4e8b8b
  4. #6d4e8b

Monochromatic

  1. #291717
  2. #5a3333
  3. #8b4e4e
  4. #b17474
  5. #cda5a5

Shades

#8b4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #7d4646
  3. #6f3e3e
  4. #613737
  5. #532f2f
  6. #462727
  7. #381f1f
  8. #2a1717
  9. #1c1010
  10. #0e0808
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #976060
  3. #a27171
  4. #ae8383
  5. #b99595
  6. #c5a7a7
  7. #d1b8b8
  8. #dccaca
  9. #e8dcdc
  10. #f3eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b4e4e
  2. #8a5353
  3. #895858
  4. #885d5d
  5. #876262
  6. #866767
  7. #846c6c
  8. #837171
  9. #827676
  10. #817b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a644d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96464e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71544e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #924a4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b4e4e {
  color: #8b4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-8b4e4e {
  background-color: #8b4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #8b4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 28% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b4e4e, #8b6d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 3.66 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 4.49 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.13 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.01 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.19 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.82 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.65 #74b1b1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8b4e4e  rgb(139, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 28%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#4e8b8b  rgb(78, 139, 139)  hsl(180, 28%, 43%)  Dark Cyan
#4e8b4e  rgb(78, 139, 78)  hsl(120, 28%, 43%)  Sea Green
#4e4e8b  rgb(78, 78, 139)  hsl(240, 28%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue