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#A84C4F

#a84c4f ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a84c4f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 29.8% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 52.98% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 358.04°, with 37.7% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1406

Complementary

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #4ca8a5

Split complementary

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #4ca877
  3. #4c7da8

Analogous

  1. #a84c7d
  2. #a84c4f
  3. #a8774c

Triadic

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #4fa84c
  3. #4c4fa8

Tetradic

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #a8a54c
  3. #4ca8a5
  4. #4c4fa8

Square

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #7da84c
  3. #4ca8a5
  4. #774ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1c1d
  2. #733436
  3. #a84c4f
  4. #c47d7f
  5. #dcb1b3

Shades

#a84c4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #974447
  3. #863d3f
  4. #763537
  5. #652e2f
  6. #542628
  7. #431e20
  8. #321718
  9. #220f10
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#a84c4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #b15e61
  3. #b97072
  4. #c28284
  5. #cb9495
  6. #d4a6a7
  7. #dcb7b9
  8. #e5c9ca
  9. #eedbdc
  10. #f6eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a84c4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a84c4f
  2. #a45154
  3. #a05659
  4. #9c5c5e
  5. #986163
  6. #946668
  7. #906b6c
  8. #8c7071
  9. #887676
  10. #847b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875f5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78704d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b73e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83574f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e634e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1444e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a84c4f {
  color: #a84c4f;
}
Background
.bg-a84c4f {
  background-color: #a84c4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a84c4f {
  border: 2px solid #a84c4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a84c4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 76 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 38% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a84c4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a84c4f, #a8774c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a84c4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 76 79 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.92 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.59 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.00 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.32 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.97 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.97 #57b3b0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a84c4f  rgb(168, 76, 79)  hsl(358, 38%, 48%)  Redwood
#4ca8a5  rgb(76, 168, 165)  hsl(178, 38%, 48%)  Verdigris
#4fa84c  rgb(79, 168, 76)  hsl(118, 38%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#4c4fa8  rgb(76, 79, 168)  hsl(238, 38%, 48%)  Ocean Blue