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#A66859

#a66859 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a66859 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 40.78% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.35% magenta, 46.39% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 11.69°, with 30.2% saturation and 50% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #a66859
  2. #5997a6

Split complementary

  1. #a66859
  2. #59a68f
  3. #5970a6

Analogous

  1. #a65970
  2. #a66859
  3. #a68f59

Triadic

  1. #a66859
  2. #59a668
  3. #6859a6

Tetradic

  1. #a66859
  2. #97a659
  3. #5997a6
  4. #6859a6

Square

  1. #a66859
  2. #70a659
  3. #5997a6
  4. #8f59a6

Monochromatic

  1. #422a24
  2. #74493e
  3. #a66859
  4. #c1958b
  5. #dbc3bd

Shades

#a66859 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a66859
  2. #955e50
  3. #855347
  4. #74493e
  5. #643e35
  6. #53342d
  7. #422a24
  8. #321f1b
  9. #211512
  10. #110a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#a66859 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a66859
  2. #af776a
  3. #b8867a
  4. #c1958b
  5. #caa49b
  6. #d3b4ac
  7. #dbc3bd
  8. #e4d2cd
  9. #ede1de
  10. #f6f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a66859 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a66859
  2. #a26a5d
  3. #9e6d61
  4. #9b6f65
  5. #977269
  6. #93746d
  7. #8f7670
  8. #8b7974
  9. #887b78
  10. #847e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d726d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777058 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857d58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c6d58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae6360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a66859 {
  color: #a66859;
}
Background
.bg-a66859 {
  background-color: #a66859;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a66859 {
  border: 2px solid #a66859;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a66859;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 104 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a66859 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a66859, #a68f59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a66859 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 104 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.19 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.89 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.83 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.27 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.46 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 11.07 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.18 #5997a6 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a66859  rgb(166, 104, 89)  hsl(12, 30%, 50%)  Redwood
#5997a6  rgb(89, 151, 166)  hsl(192, 30%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#59a668  rgb(89, 166, 104)  hsl(132, 30%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#6859a6  rgb(104, 89, 166)  hsl(252, 30%, 50%)  Royal Purple