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#AA555F

#aa555f ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa555f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 33.33% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 44.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 352.94°, with 33.33% saturation and 50% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #aa555f
  2. #55aaa0

Split complementary

  1. #aa555f
  2. #55aa75
  3. #558aaa

Analogous

  1. #aa558a
  2. #aa555f
  3. #aa7555

Triadic

  1. #aa555f
  2. #5faa55
  3. #555faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa555f
  2. #aaa055
  3. #55aaa0
  4. #555faa

Square

  1. #aa555f
  2. #8aaa55
  3. #55aaa0
  4. #7555aa

Monochromatic

  1. #442226
  2. #773c43
  3. #aa555f
  4. #c3888f
  5. #ddbbbf

Shades

#aa555f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa555f
  2. #994d56
  3. #88444c
  4. #773c43
  5. #663339
  6. #552b30
  7. #442226
  8. #331a1d
  9. #221113
  10. #11090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa555f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa555f
  2. #b3666f
  3. #bb777f
  4. #c4888f
  5. #cc999f
  6. #d5aaaf
  7. #ddbbbf
  8. #e6cccf
  9. #eedddf
  10. #f7eeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa555f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa555f
  2. #a65962
  3. #a25e66
  4. #9d6269
  5. #99666c
  6. #956b70
  7. #916f73
  8. #8d7376
  9. #887779
  10. #847c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6669 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66655f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b755d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84b59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875f5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906a5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b24f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa555f {
  color: #aa555f;
}
Background
.bg-aa555f {
  background-color: #aa555f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa555f {
  border: 2px solid #aa555f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa555f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 85 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa555f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa555f, #aa7555);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa555f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 85 95 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.50 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.28 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.11 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.12 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.41 #55aaa0 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Redwood
#aa555f  rgb(170, 85, 95)  hsl(353, 33%, 50%)  Redwood
#55aaa0  rgb(85, 170, 160)  hsl(173, 33%, 50%)  Verdigris
#5faa55  rgb(95, 170, 85)  hsl(113, 33%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#555faa  rgb(85, 95, 170)  hsl(233, 33%, 50%)  Slate Blue