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#952E2A

#952e2a ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#952e2a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 18.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.13% magenta, 71.81% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 2.24°, with 56.02% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0851

Complementary

  1. #952e2a
  2. #2a9195

Split complementary

  1. #952e2a
  2. #2a9563
  3. #2a5c95

Analogous

  1. #952a5c
  2. #952e2a
  3. #95632a

Triadic

  1. #952e2a
  2. #2a952e
  3. #2e2a95

Tetradic

  1. #952e2a
  2. #91952a
  3. #2a9195
  4. #2e2a95

Square

  1. #952e2a
  2. #5c952a
  3. #2a9195
  4. #632a95

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0908
  2. #591c19
  3. #952e2a
  4. #ca4742
  5. #da817d

Shades

#952e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #952e2a
  2. #862926
  3. #772522
  4. #68201d
  5. #591c19
  6. #4b1715
  7. #3c1211
  8. #2d0e0d
  9. #1e0908
  10. #0f0504
  11. #000000

Tints

#952e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #952e2a
  2. #a0433f
  3. #aa5855
  4. #b56d6a
  5. #bf827f
  6. #ca9795
  7. #d5abaa
  8. #dfc0bf
  9. #ead5d4
  10. #f4eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#952e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #952e2a
  2. #933633
  3. #913e3b
  4. #8f4744
  5. #8d4f4c
  6. #8b5755
  7. #885f5e
  8. #866766
  9. #84706f
  10. #827877
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734645 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4429 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #645b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4102e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #703c29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b4c28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e202c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-952e2a {
  color: #952e2a;
}
Background
.bg-952e2a {
  background-color: #952e2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-952e2a {
  border: 2px solid #952e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #952e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 46 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 56% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-952e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #952e2a, #95632a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-952e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 46 42 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.10 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.10 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 3.75 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.04 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.88 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.88 #6ad1d5 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Brown
#952e2a  rgb(149, 46, 42)  hsl(2, 56%, 37%)  Brown
#2a9195  rgb(42, 145, 149)  hsl(182, 56%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#2a952e  rgb(42, 149, 46)  hsl(122, 56%, 37%)  Forest Green
#2e2a95  rgb(46, 42, 149)  hsl(242, 56%, 37%)  Imperial Blue