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#A4463E

#a4463e ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4463e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 27.45% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.32% magenta, 62.2% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 4.71°, with 45.13% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #a4463e
  2. #3e9ca4

Split complementary

  1. #a4463e
  2. #3ea479
  3. #3e69a4

Analogous

  1. #a43e69
  2. #a4463e
  3. #a4793e

Triadic

  1. #a4463e
  2. #3ea446
  3. #463ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4463e
  2. #9ca43e
  3. #3e9ca4
  4. #463ea4

Square

  1. #a4463e
  2. #69a43e
  3. #3e9ca4
  4. #793ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #351714
  2. #6c2e29
  3. #a4463e
  4. #c67068
  5. #dba5a0

Shades

#a4463e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4463e
  2. #943f38
  3. #833832
  4. #73312b
  5. #622a25
  6. #52231f
  7. #421c19
  8. #311513
  9. #210e0c
  10. #100706
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4463e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4463e
  2. #ad5951
  3. #b66b65
  4. #bf7e78
  5. #c8908b
  6. #d2a39f
  7. #dbb5b2
  8. #e4c8c5
  9. #eddad8
  10. #f6edec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4463e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4463e
  2. #a04c45
  3. #9d524b
  4. #995752
  5. #965d58
  6. #92635f
  7. #8e6966
  8. #8b6f6c
  9. #877473
  10. #847a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #825957 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e573d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756b3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b33545 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80513d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5e3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3c42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4463e {
  color: #a4463e;
}
Background
.bg-a4463e {
  background-color: #a4463e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a4463e {
  border: 2px solid #a4463e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4463e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 70 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 45% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4463e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4463e, #a4793e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4463e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 70 62 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 4.18 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.69 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.69 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.83 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.87 #5bb9c1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#a4463e  rgb(164, 70, 62)  hsl(5, 45%, 44%)  Chestnut
#3e9ca4  rgb(62, 156, 164)  hsl(185, 45%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#3ea446  rgb(62, 164, 70)  hsl(125, 45%, 44%)  Shamrock Green
#463ea4  rgb(70, 62, 164)  hsl(245, 45%, 44%)  Ocean Blue