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#A33E3E

#a33e3e ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a33e3e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 24.31% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.96% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 44.89% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 4.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1158

Complementary

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #3ea3a3

Split complementary

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #3ea371
  3. #3e71a3

Analogous

  1. #a33e71
  2. #a33e3e
  3. #a3713e

Triadic

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #3ea33e
  3. #3e3ea3

Tetradic

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #a3a33e
  3. #3ea3a3
  4. #3e3ea3

Square

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #71a33e
  3. #3ea3a3
  4. #713ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #341414
  2. #6c2929
  3. #a33e3e
  4. #c66868
  5. #db9f9f

Shades

#a33e3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #933838
  3. #823232
  4. #722b2b
  5. #622525
  6. #521f1f
  7. #411919
  8. #311313
  9. #210c0c
  10. #100606
  11. #000000

Tints

#a33e3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #ac5151
  3. #b56565
  4. #bf7878
  5. #c88b8b
  6. #d19f9f
  7. #dab2b2
  8. #e3c5c5
  9. #edd8d8
  10. #f6ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a33e3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a33e3e
  2. #a04545
  3. #9c4b4b
  4. #995252
  5. #955858
  6. #925f5f
  7. #8e6666
  8. #8b6c6c
  9. #877373
  10. #847979
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805454 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58523d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71683b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b22a3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4b3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885a3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac333f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a33e3e {
  color: #a33e3e;
}
Background
.bg-a33e3e {
  background-color: #a33e3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a33e3e {
  border: 2px solid #a33e3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a33e3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 62 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 45% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a33e3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a33e3e, #a3713e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a33e3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 62 62 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.72 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.72 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.82 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.47 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.63 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.79 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.82 #5cc1c1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Brown
#a33e3e  rgb(163, 62, 62)  hsl(0, 45%, 44%)  Brown
#3ea3a3  rgb(62, 163, 163)  hsl(180, 45%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#3ea33e  rgb(62, 163, 62)  hsl(120, 45%, 44%)  Islamic Green
#3e3ea3  rgb(62, 62, 163)  hsl(240, 45%, 44%)  Ocean Blue