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#9B4530

#9b4530 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9b4530 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 27.06% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.48% magenta, 69.03% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 11.78°, with 52.71% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #9b4530
  2. #30869b

Split complementary

  1. #9b4530
  2. #309b7a
  3. #30509b

Analogous

  1. #9b3050
  2. #9b4530
  3. #9b7a30

Triadic

  1. #9b4530
  2. #309b45
  3. #45309b

Tetradic

  1. #9b4530
  2. #869b30
  3. #30869b
  4. #45309b

Square

  1. #9b4530
  2. #509b30
  3. #30869b
  4. #7a309b

Monochromatic

  1. #26110c
  2. #612b1e
  3. #9b4530
  4. #c8674f
  5. #db9989

Shades

#9b4530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b4530
  2. #8c3e2b
  3. #7c3726
  4. #6d3022
  5. #5d291d
  6. #4e2318
  7. #3e1c13
  8. #2f150e
  9. #1f0e0a
  10. #100705
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b4530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b4530
  2. #a55845
  3. #af6a59
  4. #b97d6e
  5. #c38f83
  6. #cda298
  7. #d7b5ac
  8. #e1c7c1
  9. #ebdad6
  10. #f5ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b4530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b4530
  2. #984b38
  3. #965140
  4. #935748
  5. #905d50
  6. #8e6358
  7. #8b6860
  8. #886e68
  9. #857470
  10. #837a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5650 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c532e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71662e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa3440 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a4e2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845b2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a43b3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b4530 {
  color: #9b4530;
}
Background
.bg-9b4530 {
  background-color: #9b4530;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b4530 {
  border: 2px solid #9b4530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b4530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 69 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 53% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b4530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b4530, #9b7a30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b4530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 69 48 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 2.13 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.71 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.16 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.98 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.98 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.02 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.52 #64bacf Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Chestnut
#9b4530  rgb(155, 69, 48)  hsl(12, 53%, 40%)  Chestnut
#30869b  rgb(48, 134, 155)  hsl(192, 53%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#309b45  rgb(48, 155, 69)  hsl(132, 53%, 40%)  Shamrock Green
#45309b  rgb(69, 48, 155)  hsl(252, 53%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue