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#8F4D3F

#8f4d3f ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8f4d3f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 30.2% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.15% magenta, 55.94% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 10.5°, with 38.83% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1151

Complementary

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #3f818f

Split complementary

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #3f8f75
  3. #3f598f

Analogous

  1. #8f3f59
  2. #8f4d3f
  3. #8f753f

Triadic

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #3f8f4d
  3. #4d3f8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #818f3f
  3. #3f818f
  4. #4d3f8f

Square

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #598f3f
  3. #3f818f
  4. #753f8f

Monochromatic

  1. #251410
  2. #5a3028
  3. #8f4d3f
  4. #b97161
  5. #d1a096

Shades

#8f4d3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #814539
  3. #723e32
  4. #64362c
  5. #562e26
  6. #482720
  7. #391f19
  8. #2b1713
  9. #1d0f0d
  10. #0e0806
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f4d3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #9a5f52
  3. #a57165
  4. #b18279
  5. #bc948c
  6. #c7a69f
  7. #d2b8b2
  8. #ddcac5
  9. #e9dbd9
  10. #f4edec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f4d3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f4d3f
  2. #8e5246
  3. #8c574c
  4. #8b5c53
  5. #896159
  6. #886760
  7. #866c66
  8. #85716d
  9. #837673
  10. #827b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755854 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d573e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d653e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c424a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74533e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5c3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #974746 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f4d3f {
  color: #8f4d3f;
}
Background
.bg-8f4d3f {
  background-color: #8f4d3f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f4d3f {
  border: 2px solid #8f4d3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f4d3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 77 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 39% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f4d3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f4d3f, #8f753f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f4d3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 77 63 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 3.05 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.50 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.24 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.39 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.19 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.28 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.15 #70b2c0 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Chestnut
#8f4d3f  rgb(143, 77, 63)  hsl(11, 39%, 40%)  Chestnut
#3f818f  rgb(63, 129, 143)  hsl(191, 39%, 40%)  Teal Blue
#3f8f4d  rgb(63, 143, 77)  hsl(131, 39%, 40%)  Sea Green
#4d3f8f  rgb(77, 63, 143)  hsl(251, 39%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue