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#8B5050

#8b5050 ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8b5050 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 31.37% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.45% magenta, 42.45% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 26.94% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 3.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #8b5050
  2. #508b8b

Split complementary

  1. #8b5050
  2. #508b6d
  3. #506d8b

Analogous

  1. #8b506d
  2. #8b5050
  3. #8b6d50

Triadic

  1. #8b5050
  2. #508b50
  3. #50508b

Tetradic

  1. #8b5050
  2. #8b8b50
  3. #508b8b
  4. #50508b

Square

  1. #8b5050
  2. #6d8b50
  3. #508b8b
  4. #6d508b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1818
  2. #5a3434
  3. #8b5050
  4. #b17777
  5. #cda7a7

Shades

#8b5050 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b5050
  2. #7d4848
  3. #6f4040
  4. #613838
  5. #533030
  6. #462828
  7. #382020
  8. #2a1818
  9. #1c1010
  10. #0e0808
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b5050 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b5050
  2. #976262
  3. #a27373
  4. #ae8585
  5. #b99696
  6. #c5a8a8
  7. #d1b9b9
  8. #dccbcb
  9. #e8dcdc
  10. #f3eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b5050 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b5050
  2. #8a5555
  3. #895a5a
  4. #885e5e
  5. #876363
  6. #866868
  7. #846d6d
  8. #837272
  9. #827676
  10. #817b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745a5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5950 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b654f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #964950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795d4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #924c50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b5050 {
  color: #8b5050;
}
Background
.bg-8b5050 {
  background-color: #8b5050;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b5050 {
  border: 2px solid #8b5050;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b5050;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 80 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 27% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b5050 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5050, #8b6d50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b5050 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 80 80 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 3.87 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.08 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.98 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.60 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.29 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.37 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.15 #74afaf Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8b5050  rgb(139, 80, 80)  hsl(0, 27%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#508b8b  rgb(80, 139, 139)  hsl(180, 27%, 43%)  Dark Cyan
#508b50  rgb(80, 139, 80)  hsl(120, 27%, 43%)  Sea Green
#50508b  rgb(80, 80, 139)  hsl(240, 27%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue