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#A43B4E

#a43b4e ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a43b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 23.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.02% magenta, 52.44% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 349.14°, with 47.09% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 5.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1157

Complementary

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #3ba491

Split complementary

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #3ba45d
  3. #3b83a4

Analogous

  1. #a43b83
  2. #a43b4e
  3. #a45d3b

Triadic

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #4ea43b
  3. #3b4ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #a4913b
  3. #3ba491
  4. #3b4ea4

Square

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #83a43b
  3. #3ba491
  4. #5d3ba4

Monochromatic

  1. #331318
  2. #6c2733
  3. #a43b4e
  4. #c76476
  5. #dc9ca8

Shades

#a43b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #943546
  3. #832f3e
  4. #732937
  5. #62232f
  6. #521e27
  7. #42181f
  8. #311217
  9. #210c10
  10. #100608
  11. #000000

Tints

#a43b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #ad4f60
  3. #b66271
  4. #bf7683
  5. #c88995
  6. #d29da7
  7. #dbb1b8
  8. #e4c4ca
  9. #edd8dc
  10. #f6ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a43b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a43b4e
  2. #a04253
  3. #9d4958
  4. #99505d
  5. #965762
  6. #925e67
  7. #8e646c
  8. #8b6b71
  9. #877276
  10. #84797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815359 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e674b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b32a42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87594d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3147 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a43b4e {
  color: #a43b4e;
}
Background
.bg-a43b4e {
  background-color: #a43b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a43b4e {
  border: 2px solid #a43b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a43b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 59 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 47% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a43b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a43b4e, #a45d3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a43b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 59 78 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.90 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.39 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.29 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.68 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.79 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 9.79 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.81 #5bc4b1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#a43b4e  rgb(164, 59, 78)  hsl(349, 47%, 44%)  Cordovan
#3ba491  rgb(59, 164, 145)  hsl(169, 47%, 44%)  Persian Green
#4ea43b  rgb(78, 164, 59)  hsl(109, 47%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#3b4ea4  rgb(59, 78, 164)  hsl(229, 47%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue