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#953D2C

#953d2c ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#953d2c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 23.92% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.06% magenta, 70.47% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 9.71°, with 54.4% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.0991

Complementary

  1. #953d2c
  2. #2c8495

Split complementary

  1. #953d2c
  2. #2c9571
  3. #2c5095

Analogous

  1. #952c50
  2. #953d2c
  3. #95712c

Triadic

  1. #953d2c
  2. #2c953d
  3. #3d2c95

Tetradic

  1. #953d2c
  2. #84952c
  3. #2c8495
  4. #3d2c95

Square

  1. #953d2c
  2. #50952c
  3. #2c8495
  4. #712c95

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0d09
  2. #5a251b
  3. #953d2c
  4. #c85a45
  5. #da8f80

Shades

#953d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #953d2c
  2. #863728
  3. #773123
  4. #682b1f
  5. #59251a
  6. #4b1f16
  7. #3c1812
  8. #2d120d
  9. #1e0c09
  10. #0f0604
  11. #000000

Tints

#953d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #953d2c
  2. #a05041
  3. #aa6456
  4. #b5776b
  5. #bf8b80
  6. #ca9e96
  7. #d5b1ab
  8. #dfc5c0
  9. #ead8d5
  10. #f4ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#953d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #953d2c
  2. #934434
  3. #914a3d
  4. #8f5145
  5. #8d584e
  6. #8b5f56
  7. #88655e
  8. #866c67
  9. #84736f
  10. #827978
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764f4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a602a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a42a39 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74472b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e542b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e3334 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-953d2c {
  color: #953d2c;
}
Background
.bg-953d2c {
  background-color: #953d2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-953d2c {
  border: 2px solid #953d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #953d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 61 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 54% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-953d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #953d2c, #95712c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-953d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 61 44 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 2.22 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 3.26 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.12 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.49 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.49 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.78 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.19 #6ac2d3 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#953d2c  rgb(149, 61, 44)  hsl(10, 54%, 38%)  Chestnut
#2c8495  rgb(44, 132, 149)  hsl(190, 54%, 38%)  Teal Blue
#2c953d  rgb(44, 149, 61)  hsl(130, 54%, 38%)  Forest Green
#3d2c95  rgb(61, 44, 149)  hsl(250, 54%, 38%)  Imperial Blue