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#984E5B

#984e5b ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#984e5b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 30.59% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.68% magenta, 40.13% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 349.46°, with 32.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 6.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #984e5b
  2. #4e988b

Split complementary

  1. #984e5b
  2. #4e9866
  3. #4e8098

Analogous

  1. #984e80
  2. #984e5b
  3. #98664e

Triadic

  1. #984e5b
  2. #5b984e
  3. #4e5b98

Tetradic

  1. #984e5b
  2. #988b4e
  3. #4e988b
  4. #4e5b98

Square

  1. #984e5b
  2. #80984e
  3. #4e988b
  4. #664e98

Monochromatic

  1. #331a1e
  2. #65343d
  3. #984e5b
  4. #ba7984
  5. #d4abb2

Shades

#984e5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #984e5b
  2. #894652
  3. #7a3e49
  4. #6a3740
  5. #5b2f37
  6. #4c272e
  7. #3d1f24
  8. #2e171b
  9. #1e1012
  10. #0f0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#984e5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #984e5b
  2. #a2606b
  3. #ad717c
  4. #b7838c
  5. #c1959d
  6. #cca7ad
  7. #d6b8bd
  8. #e0cace
  9. #eadcde
  10. #f5edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#984e5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #984e5b
  2. #96535f
  3. #935862
  4. #915d66
  5. #8e626a
  6. #8c676e
  7. #8a6c71
  8. #877175
  9. #857679
  10. #827b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5c5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44653 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79575b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81605a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4956 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-984e5b {
  color: #984e5b;
}
Background
.bg-984e5b {
  background-color: #984e5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-984e5b {
  border: 2px solid #984e5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #984e5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 78 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 32% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-984e5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #984e5b, #98664e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-984e5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 78 91 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.14 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.60 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.66 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.38 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.65 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 10.86 #67b1a4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#984e5b  rgb(152, 78, 91)  hsl(349, 32%, 45%)  Cordovan
#4e988b  rgb(78, 152, 139)  hsl(169, 32%, 45%)  Persian Green
#5b984e  rgb(91, 152, 78)  hsl(109, 32%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#4e5b98  rgb(78, 91, 152)  hsl(229, 32%, 45%)  Queen Blue