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#8F5A4D

#8f5a4d ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8f5a4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 35.29% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.06% magenta, 46.15% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 11.82°, with 30% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #4d828f

Split complementary

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #4d8f7b
  3. #4d618f

Analogous

  1. #8f4d61
  2. #8f5a4d
  3. #8f7b4d

Triadic

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #4d8f5a
  3. #5a4d8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #828f4d
  3. #4d828f
  4. #5a4d8f

Square

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #618f4d
  3. #4d828f
  4. #7b4d8f

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1b17
  2. #5d3b32
  3. #8f5a4d
  4. #b48174
  5. #cfaea6

Shades

#8f5a4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #815145
  3. #72483e
  4. #643f36
  5. #56362e
  6. #482d27
  7. #39241f
  8. #2b1b17
  9. #1d120f
  10. #0e0908
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f5a4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #9a6b5f
  3. #a57b71
  4. #b18c82
  5. #bc9c94
  6. #c7ada6
  7. #d2bdb8
  8. #ddceca
  9. #e9dedb
  10. #f4efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f5a4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f5a4d
  2. #8e5e52
  3. #8c6257
  4. #8b655c
  5. #896961
  6. #886d67
  7. #86716c
  8. #857571
  9. #837876
  10. #827c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79625e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66614c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5257 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795e4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f654d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #965553 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f5a4d {
  color: #8f5a4d;
}
Background
.bg-8f5a4d {
  background-color: #8f5a4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f5a4d {
  border: 2px solid #8f5a4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f5a4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 90 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 30% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f5a4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f5a4d, #8f7b4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f5a4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 90 77 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.53 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.20 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.36 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.25 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.08 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 10.43 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 10.45 #70a5b2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Redwood
#8f5a4d  rgb(143, 90, 77)  hsl(12, 30%, 43%)  Redwood
#4d828f  rgb(77, 130, 143)  hsl(192, 30%, 43%)  Teal Blue
#4d8f5a  rgb(77, 143, 90)  hsl(132, 30%, 43%)  Sea Green
#5a4d8f  rgb(90, 77, 143)  hsl(252, 30%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue