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#9E422D

#9e422d ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9e422d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 25.88% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.23% magenta, 71.52% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 11.15°, with 55.67% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 2.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1135

Complementary

  1. #9e422d
  2. #2d899e

Split complementary

  1. #9e422d
  2. #2d9e7a
  3. #2d509e

Analogous

  1. #9e2d50
  2. #9e422d
  3. #9e7a2d

Triadic

  1. #9e422d
  2. #2d9e42
  3. #422d9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e422d
  2. #899e2d
  3. #2d899e
  4. #422d9e

Square

  1. #9e422d
  2. #509e2d
  3. #2d899e
  4. #7a2d9e

Monochromatic

  1. #27100b
  2. #62291c
  3. #9e422d
  4. #cc634c
  5. #dd9787

Shades

#9e422d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e422d
  2. #8e3b29
  3. #7e3524
  4. #6f2e20
  5. #5f281b
  6. #4f2117
  7. #3f1a12
  8. #2f140e
  9. #200d09
  10. #100705
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e422d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e422d
  2. #a85542
  3. #b16857
  4. #bb7b6c
  5. #c58e81
  6. #cfa196
  7. #d8b3ab
  8. #e2c6c0
  9. #ecd9d5
  10. #f5ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e422d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e422d
  2. #9b4835
  3. #984e3e
  4. #955546
  5. #925b4e
  6. #8f6157
  7. #8c675f
  8. #896d67
  9. #86746f
  10. #837a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d554f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b522b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71662b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad2e3d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4c2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865a2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a83737 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e422d {
  color: #9e422d;
}
Background
.bg-9e422d {
  background-color: #9e422d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e422d {
  border: 2px solid #9e422d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e422d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 66 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 56% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e422d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e422d, #9e7a2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e422d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 66 45 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 2.76 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.59 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.34 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.34 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.57 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.63 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.77 #61bdd2 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Chestnut
#9e422d  rgb(158, 66, 45)  hsl(11, 56%, 40%)  Chestnut
#2d899e  rgb(45, 137, 158)  hsl(191, 56%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#2d9e42  rgb(45, 158, 66)  hsl(131, 56%, 40%)  Shamrock Green
#422d9e  rgb(66, 45, 158)  hsl(251, 56%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue