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#A15F4F

#a15f4f ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a15f4f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 37.25% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.99% magenta, 50.93% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 11.71°, with 34.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1633

Complementary

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #4f91a1

Split complementary

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #4fa188
  3. #4f68a1

Analogous

  1. #a14f68
  2. #a15f4f
  3. #a1884f

Triadic

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #4fa15f
  3. #5f4fa1

Tetradic

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #91a14f
  3. #4f91a1
  4. #5f4fa1

Square

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #68a14f
  3. #4f91a1
  4. #884fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #3a221d
  2. #6e4136
  3. #a15f4f
  4. #bf8a7d
  5. #d8b8b1

Shades

#a15f4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #915647
  3. #814c3f
  4. #714337
  5. #61392f
  6. #513028
  7. #402620
  8. #301d18
  9. #201310
  10. #100a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15f4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #aa6f61
  3. #b47f72
  4. #bd8f84
  5. #c79f95
  6. #d0afa7
  7. #d9bfb9
  8. #e3cfca
  9. #ecdfdc
  10. #f6efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15f4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15f4f
  2. #9e6254
  3. #9a6659
  4. #97695e
  5. #946c63
  6. #917068
  7. #8d736c
  8. #8a7671
  9. #877976
  10. #837d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #876a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f684e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f764e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae555b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86654e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6d4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95956 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15f4f {
  color: #a15f4f;
}
Background
.bg-a15f4f {
  background-color: #a15f4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a15f4f {
  border: 2px solid #a15f4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15f4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 95 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15f4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15f4f, #a1884f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15f4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 95 79 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.52 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.60 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.05 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.09 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.62 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 12.00 #5ea0b0 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a15f4f  rgb(161, 95, 79)  hsl(12, 34%, 47%)  Redwood
#4f91a1  rgb(79, 145, 161)  hsl(192, 34%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#4fa15f  rgb(79, 161, 95)  hsl(132, 34%, 47%)  Shamrock Green
#5f4fa1  rgb(95, 79, 161)  hsl(252, 34%, 47%)  Royal Purple