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#9B514B

#9b514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9b514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.74% magenta, 51.61% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 4.5°, with 34.78% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #9b514b
  2. #4b959b

Split complementary

  1. #9b514b
  2. #4b9b79
  3. #4b6d9b

Analogous

  1. #9b4b6d
  2. #9b514b
  3. #9b794b

Triadic

  1. #9b514b
  2. #4b9b51
  3. #514b9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b514b
  2. #959b4b
  3. #4b959b
  4. #514b9b

Square

  1. #9b514b
  2. #6d9b4b
  3. #4b959b
  4. #794b9b

Monochromatic

  1. #341b19
  2. #673632
  3. #9b514b
  4. #bd7b76
  5. #d6ada9

Shades

#9b514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b514b
  2. #8c4944
  3. #7c413c
  4. #6d3935
  5. #5d312d
  6. #4e2926
  7. #3e201e
  8. #2f1817
  9. #1f100f
  10. #100808
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b514b
  2. #a5625d
  3. #af746f
  4. #b98581
  5. #c39793
  6. #cda8a5
  7. #d7b9b7
  8. #e1cbc9
  9. #ebdcdb
  10. #f5eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b514b
  2. #985650
  3. #965a56
  4. #935f5b
  5. #906460
  6. #8e6966
  7. #8b6d6b
  8. #887270
  9. #857775
  10. #837b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5e5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746c4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a84650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d584b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85624a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a34b4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b514b {
  color: #9b514b;
}
Background
.bg-9b514b {
  background-color: #9b514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b514b {
  border: 2px solid #9b514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b514b, #9b794b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.30 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.64 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.30 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.79 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.99 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.21 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 9.21 #64aeb4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Redwood
#9b514b  rgb(155, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 35%, 45%)  Redwood
#4b959b  rgb(75, 149, 155)  hsl(185, 35%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#4b9b51  rgb(75, 155, 81)  hsl(125, 35%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#514b9b  rgb(81, 75, 155)  hsl(245, 35%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue