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#A15E4E

#a15e4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a15e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 36.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.61% magenta, 51.55% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 11.57°, with 34.73% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #4e91a1

Split complementary

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #4ea187
  3. #4e67a1

Analogous

  1. #a14e67
  2. #a15e4e
  3. #a1874e

Triadic

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #4ea15e
  3. #5e4ea1

Tetradic

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #91a14e
  3. #4e91a1
  4. #5e4ea1

Square

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #67a14e
  3. #4e91a1
  4. #874ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #3a221c
  2. #6d4035
  3. #a15e4e
  4. #c0897c
  5. #d8b7af

Shades

#a15e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #915546
  3. #814b3e
  4. #714237
  5. #61382f
  6. #512f27
  7. #40261f
  8. #301c17
  9. #201310
  10. #100908
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #aa6e60
  3. #b47e71
  4. #bd8e83
  5. #c79e95
  6. #d0afa7
  7. #d9bfb8
  8. #e3cfca
  9. #ecdfdc
  10. #f6efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15e4e
  2. #9e6153
  3. #9a6558
  4. #97685d
  5. #946c62
  6. #916f67
  7. #8d726c
  8. #8a7671
  9. #877976
  10. #837d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e754d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae535a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85644d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6d4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95855 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15e4e {
  color: #a15e4e;
}
Background
.bg-a15e4e {
  background-color: #a15e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a15e4e {
  border: 2px solid #a15e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 94 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15e4e, #a1874e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 94 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.39 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.75 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.78 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.90 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.62 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.71 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 11.77 #5ea1b1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a15e4e  rgb(161, 94, 78)  hsl(12, 35%, 47%)  Redwood
#4e91a1  rgb(78, 145, 161)  hsl(192, 35%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#4ea15e  rgb(78, 161, 94)  hsl(132, 35%, 47%)  Shamrock Green
#5e4ea1  rgb(94, 78, 161)  hsl(252, 35%, 47%)  Royal Purple