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#AC4747

#ac4747 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac4747 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 27.84% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 58.72% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 41.56% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #ac4747
  2. #47acac

Split complementary

  1. #ac4747
  2. #47ac7a
  3. #477aac

Analogous

  1. #ac477a
  2. #ac4747
  3. #ac7a47

Triadic

  1. #ac4747
  2. #47ac47
  3. #4747ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac4747
  2. #acac47
  3. #47acac
  4. #4747ac

Square

  1. #ac4747
  2. #7aac47
  3. #47acac
  4. #7a47ac

Monochromatic

  1. #401a1a
  2. #763131
  3. #ac4747
  4. #c77878
  5. #deaeae

Shades

#ac4747 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac4747
  2. #9b4040
  3. #8a3939
  4. #783232
  5. #672b2b
  6. #562424
  7. #451c1c
  8. #341515
  9. #220e0e
  10. #110707
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac4747 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac4747
  2. #b45959
  3. #bd6c6c
  4. #c57e7e
  5. #cd9191
  6. #d6a3a3
  7. #deb5b5
  8. #e6c8c8
  9. #eedada
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac4747 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac4747
  2. #a84d4d
  3. #a35252
  4. #9f5858
  5. #9a5e5e
  6. #966464
  7. #926969
  8. #8d6f6f
  9. #897575
  10. #847a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885c5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605a46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797045 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3548 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #855347 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63d48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac4747 {
  color: #ac4747;
}
Background
.bg-ac4747 {
  background-color: #ac4747;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac4747 {
  border: 2px solid #ac4747;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac4747;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 71 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 42% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac4747 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac4747, #ac7a47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac4747 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 71 71 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.50 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.11 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.11 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.47 #53b8b8 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac4747  rgb(172, 71, 71)  hsl(0, 42%, 48%)  Redwood
#47acac  rgb(71, 172, 172)  hsl(180, 42%, 48%)  Verdigris
#47ac47  rgb(71, 172, 71)  hsl(120, 42%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#4747ac  rgb(71, 71, 172)  hsl(240, 42%, 48%)  Ocean Blue