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#AA5D4E

#aa5d4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa5d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 36.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.29% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 9.78°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #4e9baa

Split complementary

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #4eaa8b
  3. #4e6daa

Analogous

  1. #aa4e6d
  2. #aa5d4e
  3. #aa8b4e

Triadic

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #4eaa5d
  3. #5d4eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #9baa4e
  3. #4e9baa
  4. #5d4eaa

Square

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #6daa4e
  3. #4e9baa
  4. #8b4eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #41241e
  2. #764036
  3. #aa5d4e
  4. #c58b80
  5. #ddbbb4

Shades

#aa5d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #995446
  3. #884a3e
  4. #774137
  5. #66382f
  6. #552f27
  7. #44251f
  8. #331c17
  9. #221310
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa5d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #b36d60
  3. #bb7d71
  4. #c48e83
  5. #cc9e95
  6. #d5aea7
  7. #ddbeb8
  8. #e6ceca
  9. #eedfdc
  10. #f7efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa5d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa5d4e
  2. #a66153
  3. #a26458
  4. #9d685d
  5. #996b62
  6. #956f67
  7. #91726c
  8. #8d7671
  9. #887976
  10. #847d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70684d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82794d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b644d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b35655 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa5d4e {
  color: #aa5d4e;
}
Background
.bg-aa5d4e {
  background-color: #aa5d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa5d4e {
  border: 2px solid #aa5d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa5d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 93 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa5d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa5d4e, #aa8b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa5d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 93 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.01 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.27 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.42 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.59 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.61 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 11.11 #55a2b1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Redwood
#aa5d4e  rgb(170, 93, 78)  hsl(10, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#4e9baa  rgb(78, 155, 170)  hsl(190, 37%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#4eaa5d  rgb(78, 170, 93)  hsl(130, 37%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#5d4eaa  rgb(93, 78, 170)  hsl(250, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue