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#8F5259

#8f5259 ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8f5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.66% magenta, 37.76% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 353.11°, with 27.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.126

Complementary

  1. #8f5259
  2. #528f88

Split complementary

  1. #8f5259
  2. #528f6a
  3. #52788f

Analogous

  1. #8f5278
  2. #8f5259
  3. #8f6a52

Triadic

  1. #8f5259
  2. #598f52
  3. #52598f

Tetradic

  1. #8f5259
  2. #8f8852
  3. #528f88
  4. #52598f

Square

  1. #8f5259
  2. #788f52
  3. #528f88
  4. #6a528f

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1a1c
  2. #5e363b
  3. #8f5259
  4. #b37a81
  5. #cfabaf

Shades

#8f5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f5259
  2. #814a50
  3. #724247
  4. #64393e
  5. #563135
  6. #48292d
  7. #392124
  8. #2b191b
  9. #1d1012
  10. #0e0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f5259
  2. #9a636a
  3. #a5757a
  4. #b1868b
  5. #bc979b
  6. #c7a9ac
  7. #d2babd
  8. #ddcbcd
  9. #e9dcde
  10. #f4eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f5259
  2. #8e575d
  3. #8c5b61
  4. #8b6065
  5. #896469
  6. #88696d
  7. #866e70
  8. #857274
  9. #837778
  10. #827b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775d5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5c59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6858 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #994c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #745859 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6058 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #954e56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f5259 {
  color: #8f5259;
}
Background
.bg-8f5259 {
  background-color: #8f5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f5259 {
  border: 2px solid #8f5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 27% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f5259, #8f6a52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.66 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.82 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.95 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.00 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.10 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.46 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.03 #70ada6 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8f5259  rgb(143, 82, 89)  hsl(353, 27%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#528f88  rgb(82, 143, 136)  hsl(173, 27%, 44%)  Dark Cyan
#598f52  rgb(89, 143, 82)  hsl(113, 27%, 44%)  Sea Green
#52598f  rgb(82, 89, 143)  hsl(233, 27%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue