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#AD2B2B

#ad2b2b ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ad2b2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 16.86% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.14% magenta, 75.14% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 60.19% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1079

Complementary

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #2badad

Split complementary

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #2bad6c
  3. #2b6cad

Analogous

  1. #ad2b6c
  2. #ad2b2b
  3. #ad6c2b

Triadic

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #2bad2b
  3. #2b2bad

Tetradic

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #adad2b
  3. #2badad
  4. #2b2bad

Square

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #6cad2b
  3. #2badad
  4. #6c2bad

Monochromatic

  1. #320d0d
  2. #701c1c
  3. #ad2b2b
  4. #d45151
  5. #e38e8e

Shades

#ad2b2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #9c2727
  3. #8a2222
  4. #791e1e
  5. #681a1a
  6. #571616
  7. #451111
  8. #340d0d
  9. #230909
  10. #110404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad2b2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #b54040
  3. #bd5555
  4. #c66b6b
  5. #ce8080
  6. #d69595
  7. #deaaaa
  8. #e6bfbf
  9. #efd5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad2b2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad2b2b
  2. #a93434
  3. #a43c3c
  4. #a04545
  5. #9b4d4d
  6. #975656
  7. #925e5e
  8. #8e6767
  9. #896f6f
  10. #857878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524a29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80402a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8112c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad2b2b {
  color: #ad2b2b;
}
Background
.bg-ad2b2b {
  background-color: #ad2b2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad2b2b {
  border: 2px solid #ad2b2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad2b2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 43 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad2b2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad2b2b, #ad6c2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad2b2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 43 43 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.66 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.66 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.09 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.23 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.29 #52d4d4 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Brown
#ad2b2b  rgb(173, 43, 43)  hsl(0, 60%, 42%)  Brown
#2badad  rgb(43, 173, 173)  hsl(180, 60%, 42%)  Verdigris
#2bad2b  rgb(43, 173, 43)  hsl(120, 60%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2b2bad  rgb(43, 43, 173)  hsl(240, 60%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue