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#A74635

#a74635 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a74635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.08% magenta, 68.26% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 8.95°, with 51.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #a74635
  2. #3596a7

Split complementary

  1. #a74635
  2. #35a77f
  3. #355da7

Analogous

  1. #a7355d
  2. #a74635
  3. #a77f35

Triadic

  1. #a74635
  2. #35a746
  3. #4635a7

Tetradic

  1. #a74635
  2. #96a735
  3. #3596a7
  4. #4635a7

Square

  1. #a74635
  2. #5da735
  3. #3596a7
  4. #7f35a7

Monochromatic

  1. #331510
  2. #6d2e23
  3. #a74635
  4. #cc6d5d
  5. #dea297

Shades

#a74635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a74635
  2. #963f30
  3. #86382a
  4. #753125
  5. #642a20
  6. #54231b
  7. #431c15
  8. #321510
  9. #210e0b
  10. #110705
  11. #000000

Tints

#a74635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a74635
  2. #b05949
  3. #b96b5d
  4. #c17e72
  5. #ca9086
  6. #d3a39a
  7. #dcb5ae
  8. #e5c8c2
  9. #eddad7
  10. #f6edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a74635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a74635
  2. #a34c3d
  3. #9f5244
  4. #9b574c
  5. #975d53
  6. #94635b
  7. #906962
  8. #8c6f6a
  9. #887471
  10. #847a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845a55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605733 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b73242 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #825134 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5f34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13b3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a74635 {
  color: #a74635;
}
Background
.bg-a74635 {
  background-color: #a74635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a74635 {
  border: 2px solid #a74635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a74635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 52% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a74635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a74635, #a77f35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a74635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 3.83 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.28 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.28 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.34 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.99 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.07 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.33 #58b9ca Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#a74635  rgb(167, 70, 53)  hsl(9, 52%, 43%)  Chestnut
#3596a7  rgb(53, 150, 167)  hsl(189, 52%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#35a746  rgb(53, 167, 70)  hsl(129, 52%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green
#4635a7  rgb(70, 53, 167)  hsl(249, 52%, 43%)  Ocean Blue