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#AA4E5B

#aa4e5b ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa4e5b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 30.59% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 46.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 351.52°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #4eaa9d

Split complementary

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #4eaa6f
  3. #4e89aa

Analogous

  1. #aa4e89
  2. #aa4e5b
  3. #aa6f4e

Triadic

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #5baa4e
  3. #4e5baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #aa9d4e
  3. #4eaa9d
  4. #4e5baa

Square

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #89aa4e
  3. #4eaa9d
  4. #6f4eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #411e23
  2. #76363f
  3. #aa4e5b
  4. #c5808a
  5. #ddb4ba

Shades

#aa4e5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #994652
  3. #883e49
  4. #773740
  5. #662f37
  6. #55272e
  7. #441f24
  8. #33171b
  9. #221012
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4e5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #b3606b
  3. #bb717c
  4. #c4838c
  5. #cc959d
  6. #d5a7ad
  7. #ddb8bd
  8. #e6cace
  9. #eedcde
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4e5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4e5b
  2. #a6535f
  3. #a25862
  4. #9d5d66
  5. #99626a
  6. #95676e
  7. #916c71
  8. #8d7175
  9. #887679
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896165 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61605b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84253 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85595b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f665a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b34756 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4e5b {
  color: #aa4e5b;
}
Background
.bg-aa4e5b {
  background-color: #aa4e5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa4e5b {
  border: 2px solid #aa4e5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4e5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 78 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4e5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4e5b, #aa6f4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4e5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 78 91 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.87 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.41 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.32 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.70 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.75 #55b1a4 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#aa4e5b  rgb(170, 78, 91)  hsl(352, 37%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4eaa9d  rgb(78, 170, 157)  hsl(172, 37%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#5baa4e  rgb(91, 170, 78)  hsl(112, 37%, 49%)  Mantis
#4e5baa  rgb(78, 91, 170)  hsl(232, 37%, 49%)  Sapphire