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#AC5A5E

#ac5a5e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac5a5e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 35.29% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.67% magenta, 45.35% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 357.07°, with 33.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #5aaca8

Split complementary

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #5aac7f
  3. #5a87ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5a87
  2. #ac5a5e
  3. #ac7f5a

Triadic

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #5eac5a
  3. #5a5eac

Tetradic

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #aca85a
  3. #5aaca8
  4. #5a5eac

Square

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #87ac5a
  3. #5aaca8
  4. #7f5aac

Monochromatic

  1. #492426
  2. #7b3e41
  3. #ac5a5e
  4. #c68d90
  5. #dfc0c1

Shades

#ac5a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #9b5155
  3. #8a484b
  4. #783f42
  5. #673638
  6. #562d2f
  7. #452426
  8. #341b1c
  9. #221213
  10. #110909
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac5a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #b46b6e
  3. #bd7b7e
  4. #c58c8e
  5. #cd9c9e
  6. #d6adaf
  7. #debdbf
  8. #e6cecf
  9. #eededf
  10. #f7efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac5a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac5a5e
  2. #a85e61
  3. #a36265
  4. #9f6568
  5. #9a696c
  6. #966d6f
  7. #927172
  8. #8d7576
  9. #897879
  10. #847c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d696b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b685e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f795c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba505c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a635e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936e5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4545d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac5a5e {
  color: #ac5a5e;
}
Background
.bg-ac5a5e {
  background-color: #ac5a5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac5a5e {
  border: 2px solid #ac5a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac5a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 90 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 33% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac5a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac5a5e, #ac7f5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac5a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 90 94 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.71 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.23 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.32 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.47 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.65 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.00 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.66 #53a5a1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac5a5e  rgb(172, 90, 94)  hsl(357, 33%, 51%)  Redwood
#5aaca8  rgb(90, 172, 168)  hsl(177, 33%, 51%)  Verdigris
#5eac5a  rgb(94, 172, 90)  hsl(117, 33%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#5a5eac  rgb(90, 94, 172)  hsl(237, 33%, 51%)  Slate Blue