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#AD2D2E

#ad2d2e ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ad2d2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 17.65% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.99% magenta, 73.41% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 359.53°, with 58.72% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1096

Complementary

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #2dadac

Split complementary

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #2dad6c
  3. #2d6ead

Analogous

  1. #ad2d6e
  2. #ad2d2e
  3. #ad6c2d

Triadic

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #2ead2d
  3. #2d2ead

Tetradic

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #adac2d
  3. #2dadac
  4. #2d2ead

Square

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #6ead2d
  3. #2dadac
  4. #6c2dad

Monochromatic

  1. #340d0e
  2. #701d1e
  3. #ad2d2e
  4. #d35455
  5. #e29191

Shades

#ad2d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #9c2929
  3. #8a2425
  4. #792020
  5. #681b1c
  6. #571717
  7. #451212
  8. #340e0e
  9. #230909
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad2d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #b54243
  3. #bd5758
  4. #c66c6d
  5. #ce8182
  6. #d69697
  7. #deabab
  8. #e6c0c0
  9. #efd5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad2d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad2d2e
  2. #a93536
  3. #a43e3e
  4. #a04647
  5. #9b4e4f
  6. #975757
  7. #925f5f
  8. #8e6767
  9. #896f70
  10. #857878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854e4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e562b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8162f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad2d2e {
  color: #ad2d2e;
}
Background
.bg-ad2d2e {
  background-color: #ad2d2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad2d2e {
  border: 2px solid #ad2d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad2d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 45 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad2d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad2d2e, #ad6c2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad2d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 45 46 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.80 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.53 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.71 #52d2d1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Brown
#ad2d2e  rgb(173, 45, 46)  hsl(360, 59%, 43%)  Brown
#2dadac  rgb(45, 173, 172)  hsl(180, 59%, 43%)  Verdigris
#2ead2d  rgb(46, 173, 45)  hsl(120, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2d2ead  rgb(45, 46, 173)  hsl(240, 59%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue