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#A52A2F

#a52a2f ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a52a2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 16.47% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 71.52% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 357.56°, with 59.42% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #2aa5a0

Split complementary

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #2aa563
  3. #2a6da5

Analogous

  1. #a52a6d
  2. #a52a2f
  3. #a5632a

Triadic

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #2fa52a
  3. #2a2fa5

Tetradic

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #a5a02a
  3. #2aa5a0
  4. #2a2fa5

Square

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #6da52a
  3. #2aa5a0
  4. #632aa5

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0b0c
  2. #681a1e
  3. #a52a2f
  4. #d14a50
  5. #e1878b

Shades

#a52a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #95262a
  3. #842226
  4. #741d21
  5. #63191c
  6. #531518
  7. #421113
  8. #320d0e
  9. #210809
  10. #110405
  11. #000000

Tints

#a52a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #ae3f44
  3. #b75559
  4. #c06a6d
  5. #c97f82
  6. #d29597
  7. #dbaaac
  8. #e4bfc1
  9. #edd4d5
  10. #f6eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a52a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a52a2f
  2. #a13337
  3. #9e3b3f
  4. #9a4447
  5. #964c4f
  6. #935558
  7. #8f5e60
  8. #8b6668
  9. #876f70
  10. #847778
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e4a4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e482e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d622b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a3e2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87512d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af142e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a52a2f {
  color: #a52a2f;
}
Background
.bg-a52a2f {
  background-color: #a52a2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a52a2f {
  border: 2px solid #a52a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a52a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 42 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 59% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a52a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a52a2f, #a5632a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a52a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 42 47 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.61 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.61 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.35 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.89 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.50 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.02 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.16 #5ad5d0 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Brown
#a52a2f  rgb(165, 42, 47)  hsl(358, 59%, 41%)  Brown
#2aa5a0  rgb(42, 165, 160)  hsl(178, 59%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#2fa52a  rgb(47, 165, 42)  hsl(118, 59%, 41%)  Islamic Green
#2a2fa5  rgb(42, 47, 165)  hsl(238, 59%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue