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#AD4E4A

#ad4e4a ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ad4e4a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 30.59% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.91% magenta, 57.23% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 2.42°, with 40.08% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #4aa9ad

Split complementary

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #4aad7f
  3. #4a78ad

Analogous

  1. #ad4a78
  2. #ad4e4a
  3. #ad7f4a

Triadic

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #4aad4e
  3. #4e4aad

Tetradic

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #a9ad4a
  3. #4aa9ad
  4. #4e4aad

Square

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #78ad4a
  3. #4aa9ad
  4. #7f4aad

Monochromatic

  1. #421e1c
  2. #773633
  3. #ad4e4a
  4. #c77f7c
  5. #deb4b2

Shades

#ad4e4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #9c4643
  3. #8a3e3b
  4. #793734
  5. #682f2c
  6. #572725
  7. #451f1e
  8. #341716
  9. #23100f
  10. #110807
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad4e4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #b5605c
  3. #bd716e
  4. #c68380
  5. #ce9592
  6. #d6a7a5
  7. #deb8b7
  8. #e6cac9
  9. #efdcdb
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad4e4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad4e4a
  2. #a9534f
  3. #a45855
  4. #a05d5a
  5. #9b6260
  6. #976765
  7. #926c6a
  8. #8e7170
  9. #897675
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6160 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655f49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7348 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #885949 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926649 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7454c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad4e4a {
  color: #ad4e4a;
}
Background
.bg-ad4e4a {
  background-color: #ad4e4a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad4e4a {
  border: 2px solid #ad4e4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad4e4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 78 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 40% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad4e4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad4e4a, #ad7f4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad4e4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 78 74 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.88 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.18 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.50 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.91 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.33 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.41 #52b1b5 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Redwood
#ad4e4a  rgb(173, 78, 74)  hsl(2, 40%, 48%)  Redwood
#4aa9ad  rgb(74, 169, 173)  hsl(182, 40%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#4aad4e  rgb(74, 173, 78)  hsl(122, 40%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e4aad  rgb(78, 74, 173)  hsl(242, 40%, 48%)  Ocean Blue