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#A98181

#a98181 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a98181 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 50.59% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.67% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 18.87% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2572

Complementary

  1. #a98181
  2. #81a9a9

Split complementary

  1. #a98181
  2. #81a995
  3. #8195a9

Analogous

  1. #a98195
  2. #a98181
  3. #a99581

Triadic

  1. #a98181
  2. #81a981
  3. #8181a9

Tetradic

  1. #a98181
  2. #a9a981
  3. #81a9a9
  4. #8181a9

Square

  1. #a98181
  2. #95a981
  3. #81a9a9
  4. #9581a9

Monochromatic

  1. #563b3b
  2. #845a5a
  3. #a98181
  4. #c8aeae
  5. #e7dcdc

Shades

#a98181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a98181
  2. #987474
  3. #876767
  4. #765a5a
  5. #654d4d
  6. #554141
  7. #443434
  8. #332727
  9. #221a1a
  10. #110d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a98181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a98181
  2. #b28e8e
  3. #ba9a9a
  4. #c3a7a7
  5. #cbb3b3
  6. #d4c0c0
  7. #ddcdcd
  8. #e5d9d9
  9. #eee6e6
  10. #f6f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a98181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a98181
  2. #a58181
  3. #a18181
  4. #9d8181
  5. #998181
  6. #958181
  7. #908080
  8. #8c8080
  9. #888080
  10. #848080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888681 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918e80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968481 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8981 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae7f81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a98181 {
  color: #a98181;
}
Background
.bg-a98181 {
  background-color: #a98181;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a98181 {
  border: 2px solid #a98181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a98181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 129 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 19% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a98181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a98181, #a99581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a98181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 129 129 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.21 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.04 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.14 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.58 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.62 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.31 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.60 #567e7e Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#a98181  rgb(169, 129, 129)  hsl(0, 19%, 58%)  Rosy Brown
#81a9a9  rgb(129, 169, 169)  hsl(180, 19%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#81a981  rgb(129, 169, 129)  hsl(120, 19%, 58%)  Dark Sea Green
#8181a9  rgb(129, 129, 169)  hsl(240, 19%, 58%)  Cool Gray