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#A85543

#a85543 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a85543 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 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.4% magenta, 60.12% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 10.69°, with 42.98% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.1523

Complementary

  1. #a85543
  2. #4396a8

Split complementary

  1. #a85543
  2. #43a887
  3. #4364a8

Analogous

  1. #a84364
  2. #a85543
  3. #a88743

Triadic

  1. #a85543
  2. #43a855
  3. #5543a8

Tetradic

  1. #a85543
  2. #96a843
  3. #4396a8
  4. #5543a8

Square

  1. #a85543
  2. #64a843
  3. #4396a8
  4. #8743a8

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1e17
  2. #71392d
  3. #a85543
  4. #c68071
  5. #dcb1a8

Shades

#a85543 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85543
  2. #974d3c
  3. #864436
  4. #763c2f
  5. #653328
  6. #542b22
  7. #43221b
  8. #321a14
  9. #22110d
  10. #110907
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85543 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85543
  2. #b16656
  3. #b97769
  4. #c2887b
  5. #cb998e
  6. #d4aaa1
  7. #dcbbb4
  8. #e5ccc7
  9. #eeddd9
  10. #f6eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85543 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85543
  2. #a45949
  3. #a05e4f
  4. #9c6255
  5. #98665b
  6. #946b62
  7. #906f68
  8. #8c736e
  9. #887774
  10. #847c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88645f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74751 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875d42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14d4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85543 {
  color: #a85543;
}
Background
.bg-a85543 {
  background-color: #a85543;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a85543 {
  border: 2px solid #a85543;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85543;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 85 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 43% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85543 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85543, #a88743);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85543 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 85 67 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.29 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.97 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.72 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.93 #b7410e Rust ΔE 9.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 10.00 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 10.00 #57aabc Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#a85543  rgb(168, 85, 67)  hsl(11, 43%, 46%)  Redwood
#4396a8  rgb(67, 150, 168)  hsl(191, 43%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#43a855  rgb(67, 168, 85)  hsl(131, 43%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green
#5543a8  rgb(85, 67, 168)  hsl(251, 43%, 46%)  Ocean Blue