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#A24A4E

#a24a4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a24a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 29.02% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.32% magenta, 51.85% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 357.27°, with 37.29% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #4aa29e

Split complementary

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #4aa272
  3. #4a7aa2

Analogous

  1. #a24a7a
  2. #a24a4e
  3. #a2724a

Triadic

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #4ea24a
  3. #4a4ea2

Tetradic

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #a29e4a
  3. #4aa29e
  4. #4a4ea2

Square

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #7aa24a
  3. #4aa29e
  4. #724aa2

Monochromatic

  1. #391a1b
  2. #6d3235
  3. #a24a4e
  4. #c1777b
  5. #d9acae

Shades

#a24a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #924346
  3. #823b3e
  4. #713437
  5. #612c2f
  6. #512527
  7. #411e1f
  8. #311617
  9. #200f10
  10. #100708
  11. #000000

Tints

#a24a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #ab5c60
  3. #b56e71
  4. #be8083
  5. #c79295
  6. #d1a5a7
  7. #dab7b8
  8. #e3c9ca
  9. #ecdbdc
  10. #f6eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a24a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a24a4e
  2. #9f4f53
  3. #9b5558
  4. #985a5d
  5. #946062
  6. #916567
  7. #8e6a6c
  8. #8a7071
  9. #877576
  10. #837b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #825c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b03d4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f544e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89604d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab434d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a24a4e {
  color: #a24a4e;
}
Background
.bg-a24a4e {
  background-color: #a24a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a24a4e {
  border: 2px solid #a24a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a24a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 74 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 37% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a24a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a24a4e, #a2724a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a24a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 74 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.67 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.03 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.08 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.51 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.52 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 8.67 #5db5b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a24a4e  rgb(162, 74, 78)  hsl(357, 37%, 46%)  Redwood
#4aa29e  rgb(74, 162, 158)  hsl(177, 37%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#4ea24a  rgb(78, 162, 74)  hsl(117, 37%, 46%)  Shamrock Green
#4a4ea2  rgb(74, 78, 162)  hsl(237, 37%, 46%)  Ocean Blue