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#A54534

#a54534 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a54534 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 27.06% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.18% magenta, 68.48% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 9.03°, with 52.07% saturation and 42.55% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.125

Complementary

  1. #a54534
  2. #3494a5

Split complementary

  1. #a54534
  2. #34a57e
  3. #345ba5

Analogous

  1. #a5345b
  2. #a54534
  3. #a57e34

Triadic

  1. #a54534
  2. #34a545
  3. #4534a5

Tetradic

  1. #a54534
  2. #94a534
  3. #3494a5
  4. #4534a5

Square

  1. #a54534
  2. #5ba534
  3. #3494a5
  4. #7e34a5

Monochromatic

  1. #31140f
  2. #6b2d22
  3. #a54534
  4. #cb6b5a
  5. #dda095

Shades

#a54534 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a54534
  2. #953e2f
  3. #84372a
  4. #743024
  5. #63291f
  6. #53231a
  7. #421c15
  8. #321510
  9. #210e0a
  10. #110705
  11. #000000

Tints

#a54534 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a54534
  2. #ae5848
  3. #b76a5d
  4. #c07d71
  5. #c98f85
  6. #d2a29a
  7. #dbb5ae
  8. #e4c7c2
  9. #eddad6
  10. #f6eceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a54534 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a54534
  2. #a14b3c
  3. #9e5143
  4. #9a574b
  5. #965d52
  6. #93635a
  7. #8f6862
  8. #8b6e69
  9. #877471
  10. #847a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #835954 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5632 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b53141 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #815033 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5e33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af3a3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a54534 {
  color: #a54534;
}
Background
.bg-a54534 {
  background-color: #a54534;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a54534 {
  border: 2px solid #a54534;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a54534;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 69 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 52% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a54534 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a54534, #a57e34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a54534 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 69 52 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 3.41 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.03 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.03 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.23 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.86 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.09 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.30 #5abacb Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#a54534  rgb(165, 69, 52)  hsl(9, 52%, 43%)  Chestnut
#3494a5  rgb(52, 148, 165)  hsl(189, 52%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#34a545  rgb(52, 165, 69)  hsl(129, 52%, 43%)  Shamrock Green
#4534a5  rgb(69, 52, 165)  hsl(249, 52%, 43%)  Ocean Blue