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#AC4E47

#ac4e47 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac4e47 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 30.59% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.65% magenta, 58.72% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 4.16°, 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #47a5ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #47ac81
  3. #4773ac

Analogous

  1. #ac4773
  2. #ac4e47
  3. #ac8147

Triadic

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #47ac4e
  3. #4e47ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #a5ac47
  3. #47a5ac
  4. #4e47ac

Square

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #73ac47
  3. #47a5ac
  4. #8147ac

Monochromatic

  1. #401d1a
  2. #763531
  3. #ac4e47
  4. #c77e78
  5. #deb2ae

Shades

#ac4e47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #9b4640
  3. #8a3e39
  4. #783732
  5. #672f2b
  6. #562724
  7. #451f1c
  8. #341715
  9. #22100e
  10. #110807
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac4e47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #b46059
  3. #bd716c
  4. #c5837e
  5. #cd9591
  6. #d6a7a3
  7. #deb8b5
  8. #e6cac8
  9. #eedcda
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac4e47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac4e47
  2. #a8534d
  3. #a35852
  4. #9f5d58
  5. #9a625e
  6. #966764
  7. #926c69
  8. #8d716f
  9. #897675
  10. #847b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a615f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655f46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7245 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3e4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875846 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926646 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6454b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac4e47 {
  color: #ac4e47;
}
Background
.bg-ac4e47 {
  background-color: #ac4e47;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac4e47 {
  border: 2px solid #ac4e47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac4e47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 78 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 42% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac4e47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac4e47, #ac8147);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac4e47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 78 71 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.84 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.26 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.02 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.09 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.09 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.25 #53b1b8 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac4e47  rgb(172, 78, 71)  hsl(4, 42%, 48%)  Redwood
#47a5ac  rgb(71, 165, 172)  hsl(184, 42%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#47ac4e  rgb(71, 172, 78)  hsl(124, 42%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e47ac  rgb(78, 71, 172)  hsl(244, 42%, 48%)  Ocean Blue