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#A55C4E

#a55c4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a55c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 36.08% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.24% magenta, 52.73% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 9.66°, with 35.8% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #4e97a5

Split complementary

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #4ea588
  3. #4e6ca5

Analogous

  1. #a54e6c
  2. #a55c4e
  3. #a5884e

Triadic

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #4ea55c
  3. #5c4ea5

Tetradic

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #97a54e
  3. #4e97a5
  4. #5c4ea5

Square

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #6ca54e
  3. #4e97a5
  4. #884ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d221d
  2. #713f35
  3. #a55c4e
  4. #c2897e
  5. #dab8b2

Shades

#a55c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #955346
  3. #844a3e
  4. #744037
  5. #63372f
  6. #532e27
  7. #42251f
  8. #321c17
  9. #211210
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#a55c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #ae6c60
  3. #b77d71
  4. #c08d83
  5. #c99d95
  6. #d2aea7
  7. #dbbeb8
  8. #e4ceca
  9. #eddedc
  10. #f6efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a55c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a55c4e
  2. #a16053
  3. #9e6358
  4. #9a675d
  5. #966a62
  6. #936e67
  7. #8f726c
  8. #8b7571
  9. #877976
  10. #847c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d674d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f764d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87634d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5555 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a55c4e {
  color: #a55c4e;
}
Background
.bg-a55c4e {
  background-color: #a55c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a55c4e {
  border: 2px solid #a55c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a55c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 92 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a55c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a55c4e, #a5884e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a55c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 92 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 2.33 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.57 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.81 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.50 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.59 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 11.39 #5aa3b1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a55c4e  rgb(165, 92, 78)  hsl(10, 36%, 48%)  Redwood
#4e97a5  rgb(78, 151, 165)  hsl(190, 36%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#4ea55c  rgb(78, 165, 92)  hsl(130, 36%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#5c4ea5  rgb(92, 78, 165)  hsl(250, 36%, 48%)  Ocean Blue