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#AB5259

#ab5259 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.05% magenta, 47.95% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 355.28°, with 35.18% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #ab5259
  2. #52aba4

Split complementary

  1. #ab5259
  2. #52ab78
  3. #5286ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5286
  2. #ab5259
  3. #ab7852

Triadic

  1. #ab5259
  2. #59ab52
  3. #5259ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab5259
  2. #aba452
  3. #52aba4
  4. #5259ab

Square

  1. #ab5259
  2. #86ab52
  3. #52aba4
  4. #7852ab

Monochromatic

  1. #442023
  2. #77393e
  3. #ab5259
  4. #c5858a
  5. #ddb9bc

Shades

#ab5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab5259
  2. #9a4a50
  3. #894247
  4. #78393e
  5. #673135
  6. #56292d
  7. #442124
  8. #33191b
  9. #221012
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab5259
  2. #b3636a
  3. #bc757a
  4. #c4868b
  5. #cd979b
  6. #d5a9ac
  7. #ddbabd
  8. #e6cbcd
  9. #eedcde
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab5259
  2. #a7575d
  3. #a25b61
  4. #9e6065
  5. #9a6469
  6. #96696d
  7. #916e70
  8. #8d7274
  9. #897778
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656259 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7457 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875c59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab5259 {
  color: #ab5259;
}
Background
.bg-ab5259 {
  background-color: #ab5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab5259 {
  border: 2px solid #ab5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab5259, #ab7852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.50 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.76 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.60 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.87 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.44 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.53 #54ada6 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#ab5259  rgb(171, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 35%, 50%)  Redwood
#52aba4  rgb(82, 171, 164)  hsl(175, 35%, 50%)  Verdigris
#59ab52  rgb(89, 171, 82)  hsl(115, 35%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#5259ab  rgb(82, 89, 171)  hsl(235, 35%, 50%)  Iris