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#A85541

#a85541 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a85541 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 33.33% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.4% magenta, 61.31% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 11.65°, with 44.21% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #a85541
  2. #4194a8

Split complementary

  1. #a85541
  2. #41a889
  3. #4161a8

Analogous

  1. #a84161
  2. #a85541
  3. #a88941

Triadic

  1. #a85541
  2. #41a855
  3. #5541a8

Tetradic

  1. #a85541
  2. #94a841
  3. #4194a8
  4. #5541a8

Square

  1. #a85541
  2. #61a841
  3. #4194a8
  4. #8941a8

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1d16
  2. #71392c
  3. #a85541
  4. #c7806e
  5. #dcb0a6

Shades

#a85541 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85541
  2. #974d3b
  3. #864434
  4. #763c2e
  5. #653327
  6. #542b21
  7. #43221a
  8. #321a14
  9. #22110d
  10. #110907
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85541 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85541
  2. #b16654
  3. #b97767
  4. #c2887a
  5. #cb998d
  6. #d4aaa0
  7. #dcbbb3
  8. #e5ccc6
  9. #eeddd9
  10. #f6eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85541 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85541
  2. #a45947
  3. #a05e4e
  4. #9c6254
  5. #98665a
  6. #946b61
  7. #906f67
  8. #8c736d
  9. #887773
  10. #847c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88645e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a623f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875d40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14d4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85541 {
  color: #a85541;
}
Background
.bg-a85541 {
  background-color: #a85541;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a85541 {
  border: 2px solid #a85541;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85541;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 85 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 44% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85541 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85541, #a88941);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85541 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 85 65 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.92 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.02 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.06 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.13 #b7410e Rust ΔE 9.15 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 10.20 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 10.20 #57aabe Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#a85541  rgb(168, 85, 65)  hsl(12, 44%, 46%)  Redwood
#4194a8  rgb(65, 148, 168)  hsl(192, 44%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#41a855  rgb(65, 168, 85)  hsl(132, 44%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green
#5541a8  rgb(85, 65, 168)  hsl(252, 44%, 46%)  Ocean Blue