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#A65D51

#a65d51 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a65d51 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 36.47% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.98% magenta, 51.2% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 8.47°, with 34.41% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1653

Complementary

  1. #a65d51
  2. #519aa6

Split complementary

  1. #a65d51
  2. #51a687
  3. #516fa6

Analogous

  1. #a6516f
  2. #a65d51
  3. #a68751

Triadic

  1. #a65d51
  2. #51a65d
  3. #5d51a6

Tetradic

  1. #a65d51
  2. #9aa651
  3. #519aa6
  4. #5d51a6

Square

  1. #a65d51
  2. #6fa651
  3. #519aa6
  4. #8751a6

Monochromatic

  1. #3f231f
  2. #734038
  3. #a65d51
  4. #c28b82
  5. #dbbab5

Shades

#a65d51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a65d51
  2. #955449
  3. #854a41
  4. #744139
  5. #643831
  6. #532f29
  7. #422520
  8. #321c18
  9. #211310
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#a65d51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a65d51
  2. #af6d62
  3. #b87d74
  4. #c18e85
  5. #ca9e97
  6. #d3aea8
  7. #dbbeb9
  8. #e4cecb
  9. #eddfdc
  10. #f6efee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a65d51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a65d51
  2. #a26156
  3. #9e645a
  4. #9b685f
  5. #976b64
  6. #936f69
  7. #8f726d
  8. #8b7672
  9. #887977
  10. #847d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6850 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807750 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4525a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #886450 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916d50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5757 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a65d51 {
  color: #a65d51;
}
Background
.bg-a65d51 {
  background-color: #a65d51;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a65d51 {
  border: 2px solid #a65d51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a65d51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 93 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 34% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a65d51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a65d51, #a68751);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a65d51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 93 81 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 1.76 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.17 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.14 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.85 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 10.84 #59a2ae Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a65d51  rgb(166, 93, 81)  hsl(8, 34%, 48%)  Redwood
#519aa6  rgb(81, 154, 166)  hsl(188, 34%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#51a65d  rgb(81, 166, 93)  hsl(128, 34%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#5d51a6  rgb(93, 81, 166)  hsl(248, 34%, 48%)  Ocean Blue