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#AB495C

#ab495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.31% magenta, 46.2% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 348.37°, with 40.16% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #ab495c
  2. #49ab98

Split complementary

  1. #ab495c
  2. #49ab67
  3. #498dab

Analogous

  1. #ab498d
  2. #ab495c
  3. #ab6749

Triadic

  1. #ab495c
  2. #5cab49
  3. #495cab

Tetradic

  1. #ab495c
  2. #ab9849
  3. #49ab98
  4. #495cab

Square

  1. #ab495c
  2. #8dab49
  3. #49ab98
  4. #6749ab

Monochromatic

  1. #401b22
  2. #75323f
  3. #ab495c
  4. #c67a89
  5. #ddb0b9

Shades

#ab495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab495c
  2. #9a4253
  3. #893a4a
  4. #783340
  5. #672c37
  6. #56252e
  7. #441d25
  8. #33161c
  9. #220f12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab495c
  2. #b35b6c
  3. #bc6d7d
  4. #c4808d
  5. #cd929d
  6. #d5a4ae
  7. #ddb6be
  8. #e6c8ce
  9. #eedbde
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab495c
  2. #a74f60
  3. #a25463
  4. #9e5a67
  5. #9a5f6a
  6. #96656e
  7. #916a72
  8. #8d7075
  9. #897579
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76715a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b93c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84565c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e635b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44255 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab495c {
  color: #ab495c;
}
Background
.bg-ab495c {
  background-color: #ab495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab495c {
  border: 2px solid #ab495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 40% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab495c, #ab6749);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.26 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.36 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.12 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.18 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.28 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.31 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.32 #54b6a3 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ab495c  rgb(171, 73, 92)  hsl(348, 40%, 48%)  Brick Red
#49ab98  rgb(73, 171, 152)  hsl(168, 40%, 48%)  Persian Green
#5cab49  rgb(92, 171, 73)  hsl(108, 40%, 48%)  Mantis
#495cab  rgb(73, 92, 171)  hsl(228, 40%, 48%)  Sapphire