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#AC5552

#ac5552 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac5552 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 33.33% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.58% magenta, 52.33% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 2°, with 35.43% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #ac5552
  2. #52a9ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac5552
  2. #52ac82
  3. #527cac

Analogous

  1. #ac527c
  2. #ac5552
  3. #ac8252

Triadic

  1. #ac5552
  2. #52ac55
  3. #5552ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac5552
  2. #a9ac52
  3. #52a9ac
  4. #5552ac

Square

  1. #ac5552
  2. #7cac52
  3. #52a9ac
  4. #8252ac

Monochromatic

  1. #442221
  2. #783b39
  3. #ac5552
  4. #c58885
  5. #debab9

Shades

#ac5552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac5552
  2. #9b4d4a
  3. #8a4442
  4. #783c39
  5. #673331
  6. #562b29
  7. #452221
  8. #341a19
  9. #221110
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac5552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac5552
  2. #b46663
  3. #bd7775
  4. #c58886
  5. #cd9997
  6. #d6aaa9
  7. #debbba
  8. #e6cccb
  9. #eedddc
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac5552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac5552
  2. #a85957
  3. #a35e5b
  4. #9f6260
  5. #9a6664
  6. #966b69
  7. #926f6e
  8. #8d7372
  9. #897777
  10. #847c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6665 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696451 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7650 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4855 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895e52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936a51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54d54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac5552 {
  color: #ac5552;
}
Background
.bg-ac5552 {
  background-color: #ac5552;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac5552 {
  border: 2px solid #ac5552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac5552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 85 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac5552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac5552, #ac8252);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac5552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 85 82 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 2.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.30 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.43 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.84 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.56 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.49 #53aaad Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac5552  rgb(172, 85, 82)  hsl(2, 35%, 50%)  Redwood
#52a9ac  rgb(82, 169, 172)  hsl(182, 35%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#52ac55  rgb(82, 172, 85)  hsl(122, 35%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#5552ac  rgb(85, 82, 172)  hsl(242, 35%, 50%)  Ocean Blue