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#AC5151

#ac5151 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac5151 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 31.76% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.91% magenta, 52.91% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 35.97% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #ac5151
  2. #51acac

Split complementary

  1. #ac5151
  2. #51ac7f
  3. #517fac

Analogous

  1. #ac517f
  2. #ac5151
  3. #ac7f51

Triadic

  1. #ac5151
  2. #51ac51
  3. #5151ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac5151
  2. #acac51
  3. #51acac
  4. #5151ac

Square

  1. #ac5151
  2. #7fac51
  3. #51acac
  4. #7f51ac

Monochromatic

  1. #442020
  2. #783939
  3. #ac5151
  4. #c58484
  5. #deb8b8

Shades

#ac5151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac5151
  2. #9b4949
  3. #8a4141
  4. #783939
  5. #673131
  6. #562929
  7. #452020
  8. #341818
  9. #221010
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac5151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac5151
  2. #b46262
  3. #bd7474
  4. #c58585
  5. #cd9797
  6. #d6a8a8
  7. #deb9b9
  8. #e6cbcb
  9. #eedcdc
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac5151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac5151
  2. #a85656
  3. #a35a5a
  4. #9f5f5f
  5. #9a6464
  6. #966969
  7. #926d6d
  8. #8d7272
  9. #897777
  10. #847b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666150 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4352 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #885b51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926850 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac5151 {
  color: #ac5151;
}
Background
.bg-ac5151 {
  background-color: #ac5151;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac5151 {
  border: 2px solid #ac5151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac5151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 81 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac5151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac5151, #ac7f51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac5151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 81 81 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.74 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.62 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.95 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.43 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.56 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.58 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.92 #53aeae Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac5151  rgb(172, 81, 81)  hsl(0, 36%, 50%)  Redwood
#51acac  rgb(81, 172, 172)  hsl(180, 36%, 50%)  Verdigris
#51ac51  rgb(81, 172, 81)  hsl(120, 36%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#5151ac  rgb(81, 81, 172)  hsl(240, 36%, 50%)  Ocean Blue