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#AB2D2E

#ab2d2e ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab2d2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 17.65% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.68% magenta, 73.1% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 359.52°, with 58.33% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1073

Complementary

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #2dabaa

Split complementary

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #2dab6b
  3. #2d6dab

Analogous

  1. #ab2d6d
  2. #ab2d2e
  3. #ab6b2d

Triadic

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #2eab2d
  3. #2d2eab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #abaa2d
  3. #2dabaa
  4. #2d2eab

Square

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #6dab2d
  3. #2dabaa
  4. #6b2dab

Monochromatic

  1. #320d0d
  2. #6e1d1e
  3. #ab2d2e
  4. #d25354
  5. #e28f90

Shades

#ab2d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #9a2929
  3. #892425
  4. #782020
  5. #671b1c
  6. #561717
  7. #441212
  8. #330e0e
  9. #220909
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #b34243
  3. #bc5758
  4. #c46c6d
  5. #cd8182
  6. #d59697
  7. #ddabab
  8. #e6c0c0
  9. #eed5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2d2e
  2. #a73536
  3. #a23e3e
  4. #9e4647
  5. #9a4e4f
  6. #965757
  7. #915f5f
  8. #8d6767
  9. #896f70
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834d4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71662a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c552b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6172f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2d2e {
  color: #ab2d2e;
}
Background
.bg-ab2d2e {
  background-color: #ab2d2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2d2e {
  border: 2px solid #ab2d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 45 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2d2e, #ab6b2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 45 46 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.46 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.46 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.92 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.73 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.60 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.72 #54d2d1 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Brown
#ab2d2e  rgb(171, 45, 46)  hsl(360, 58%, 42%)  Brown
#2dabaa  rgb(45, 171, 170)  hsl(180, 58%, 42%)  Verdigris
#2eab2d  rgb(46, 171, 45)  hsl(120, 58%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2d2eab  rgb(45, 46, 171)  hsl(240, 58%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue