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#AA514B

#aa514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.35% magenta, 55.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 3.79°, with 38.78% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #aa514b
  2. #4ba4aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa514b
  2. #4baa81
  3. #4b75aa

Analogous

  1. #aa4b75
  2. #aa514b
  3. #aa814b

Triadic

  1. #aa514b
  2. #4baa51
  3. #514baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa514b
  2. #a4aa4b
  3. #4ba4aa
  4. #514baa

Square

  1. #aa514b
  2. #75aa4b
  3. #4ba4aa
  4. #814baa

Monochromatic

  1. #401e1c
  2. #753834
  3. #aa514b
  4. #c5817c
  5. #ddb4b1

Shades

#aa514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa514b
  2. #994944
  3. #88413c
  4. #773935
  5. #66312d
  6. #552926
  7. #44201e
  8. #331817
  9. #22100f
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa514b
  2. #b3625d
  3. #bb746f
  4. #c48581
  5. #cc9793
  6. #d5a8a5
  7. #ddb9b7
  8. #e6cbc9
  9. #eedcdb
  10. #f7eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa514b
  2. #a65650
  3. #a25a56
  4. #9d5f5b
  5. #996460
  6. #956966
  7. #916d6b
  8. #8d7270
  9. #887775
  10. #847b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896260 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66604a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7349 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94350 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91674a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3494e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa514b {
  color: #aa514b;
}
Background
.bg-aa514b {
  background-color: #aa514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa514b {
  border: 2px solid #aa514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa514b, #aa814b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 2.92 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.17 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.53 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.89 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.91 #55aeb4 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Redwood
#aa514b  rgb(170, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 39%, 48%)  Redwood
#4ba4aa  rgb(75, 164, 170)  hsl(184, 39%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#4baa51  rgb(75, 170, 81)  hsl(124, 39%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#514baa  rgb(81, 75, 170)  hsl(244, 39%, 48%)  Ocean Blue