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#9F484F

#9f484f ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9f484f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 28.24% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.72% magenta, 50.31% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 355.17°, with 37.66% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 5.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #9f484f
  2. #489f98

Split complementary

  1. #9f484f
  2. #489f6c
  3. #487a9f

Analogous

  1. #9f487a
  2. #9f484f
  3. #9f6c48

Triadic

  1. #9f484f
  2. #4f9f48
  3. #484f9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f484f
  2. #9f9848
  3. #489f98
  4. #484f9f

Square

  1. #9f484f
  2. #7a9f48
  3. #489f98
  4. #6c489f

Monochromatic

  1. #36181b
  2. #6a3035
  3. #9f484f
  4. #c0747a
  5. #d8a8ac

Shades

#9f484f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f484f
  2. #8f4147
  3. #7f3a3f
  4. #6f3237
  5. #5f2b2f
  6. #502428
  7. #401d20
  8. #301618
  9. #200e10
  10. #100708
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f484f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f484f
  2. #a95a61
  3. #b26d72
  4. #bc7f84
  5. #c59195
  6. #cfa4a7
  7. #d9b6b9
  8. #e2c8ca
  9. #ecdadc
  10. #f5eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f484f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f484f
  2. #9c4e54
  3. #995359
  4. #96595e
  5. #935e63
  6. #906468
  7. #8c6a6c
  8. #896f71
  9. #867576
  10. #837a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805a5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716a4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad3c4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c524f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865e4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7414d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f484f {
  color: #9f484f;
}
Background
.bg-9f484f {
  background-color: #9f484f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9f484f {
  border: 2px solid #9f484f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f484f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 72 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 38% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f484f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f484f, #9f6c48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f484f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 72 79 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.20 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.82 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.96 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 8.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.62 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.85 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.98 #60b7b0 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#9f484f  rgb(159, 72, 79)  hsl(355, 38%, 45%)  Cordovan
#489f98  rgb(72, 159, 152)  hsl(175, 38%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#4f9f48  rgb(79, 159, 72)  hsl(115, 38%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#484f9f  rgb(72, 79, 159)  hsl(235, 38%, 45%)  Ocean Blue