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#AB4E53

#ab4e53 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab4e53 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 30.59% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.39% magenta, 51.46% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 356.77°, with 37.35% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #4eaba6

Split complementary

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #4eab77
  3. #4e81ab

Analogous

  1. #ab4e81
  2. #ab4e53
  3. #ab774e

Triadic

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #53ab4e
  3. #4e53ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #aba64e
  3. #4eaba6
  4. #4e53ab

Square

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #81ab4e
  3. #4eaba6
  4. #774eab

Monochromatic

  1. #421e20
  2. #763639
  3. #ab4e53
  4. #c58084
  5. #ddb5b7

Shades

#ab4e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #9a464b
  3. #893e42
  4. #78373a
  5. #672f32
  6. #56272a
  7. #441f21
  8. #331719
  9. #221011
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab4e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #b36064
  3. #bc7175
  4. #c48387
  5. #cd9598
  6. #d5a7a9
  7. #ddb8ba
  8. #e6cacb
  9. #eedcdd
  10. #f7edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab4e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab4e53
  2. #a75358
  3. #a2585c
  4. #9e5d61
  5. #9a6265
  6. #96676a
  7. #916c6e
  8. #8d7173
  9. #897677
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635f53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7251 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865953 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44651 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab4e53 {
  color: #ab4e53;
}
Background
.bg-ab4e53 {
  background-color: #ab4e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab4e53 {
  border: 2px solid #ab4e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab4e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab4e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab4e53, #ab774e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab4e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.25 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.29 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.29 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.70 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.81 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.43 #54b1ac Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Redwood
#ab4e53  rgb(171, 78, 83)  hsl(357, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eaba6  rgb(78, 171, 166)  hsl(177, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#53ab4e  rgb(83, 171, 78)  hsl(117, 37%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e53ab  rgb(78, 83, 171)  hsl(237, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue