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#A68A85

#a68a85 ≈ Beaver

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a68a85 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.12% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 19.88% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 9.09°, with 15.64% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.2798

Complementary

  1. #a68a85
  2. #85a1a6

Split complementary

  1. #a68a85
  2. #85a69b
  3. #8591a6

Analogous

  1. #a68591
  2. #a68a85
  3. #a69b85

Triadic

  1. #a68a85
  2. #85a68a
  3. #8a85a6

Tetradic

  1. #a68a85
  2. #a1a685
  3. #85a1a6
  4. #8a85a6

Square

  1. #a68a85
  2. #91a685
  3. #85a1a6
  4. #9b85a6

Monochromatic

  1. #54413e
  2. #81635e
  3. #a68a85
  4. #c6b4b1
  5. #e7dfdd

Shades

#a68a85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a68a85
  2. #957c78
  3. #856e6a
  4. #74615d
  5. #645350
  6. #534543
  7. #423735
  8. #322928
  9. #211c1b
  10. #110e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a68a85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a68a85
  2. #af9691
  3. #b8a19d
  4. #c1adaa
  5. #cab9b6
  6. #d3c5c2
  7. #dbd0ce
  8. #e4dcda
  9. #ede8e7
  10. #f6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a68a85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a68a85
  2. #a28985
  3. #9e8884
  4. #9b8784
  5. #978683
  6. #938583
  7. #8f8482
  8. #8b8382
  9. #888281
  10. #848181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908d85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969285 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad8789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998c85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d8f85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa8887 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a68a85 {
  color: #a68a85;
}
Background
.bg-a68a85 {
  background-color: #a68a85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a68a85 {
  border: 2px solid #a68a85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a68a85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 138 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 16% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a68a85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a68a85, #a69b85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a68a85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 138 133 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.43 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.58 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.85 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.85 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.94 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.28 #59757a Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Beaver
#a68a85  rgb(166, 138, 133)  hsl(9, 16%, 59%)  Beaver
#85a1a6  rgb(133, 161, 166)  hsl(189, 16%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#85a68a  rgb(133, 166, 138)  hsl(129, 16%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a85a6  rgb(138, 133, 166)  hsl(249, 16%, 59%)  Cool Gray