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#AD4E4C

#ad4e4c ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ad4e4c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.91% magenta, 56.07% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 1.24°, with 38.96% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #4cabad

Split complementary

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #4cad7e
  3. #4c7aad

Analogous

  1. #ad4c7a
  2. #ad4e4c
  3. #ad7e4c

Triadic

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #4cad4e
  3. #4e4cad

Tetradic

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #abad4c
  3. #4cabad
  4. #4e4cad

Square

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #7aad4c
  3. #4cabad
  4. #7e4cad

Monochromatic

  1. #431e1d
  2. #783635
  3. #ad4e4c
  4. #c7807f
  5. #deb5b4

Shades

#ad4e4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #9c4644
  3. #8a3e3d
  4. #793735
  5. #682f2e
  6. #572726
  7. #451f1e
  8. #341717
  9. #23100f
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad4e4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #b5605e
  3. #bd7170
  4. #c68382
  5. #ce9594
  6. #d6a7a6
  7. #deb8b7
  8. #e6cac9
  9. #efdcdb
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad4e4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad4e4c
  2. #a95351
  3. #a45856
  4. #a05d5c
  5. #9b6261
  6. #976766
  7. #926c6b
  8. #8e7170
  9. #897676
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6160 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655f4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c734a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88594c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92664b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7454d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad4e4c {
  color: #ad4e4c;
}
Background
.bg-ad4e4c {
  background-color: #ad4e4c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad4e4c {
  border: 2px solid #ad4e4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad4e4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 78 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 39% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad4e4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad4e4c, #ad7e4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad4e4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 78 76 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.01 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.77 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.70 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.81 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.85 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.67 #52b1b3 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Redwood
#ad4e4c  rgb(173, 78, 76)  hsl(1, 39%, 49%)  Redwood
#4cabad  rgb(76, 171, 173)  hsl(181, 39%, 49%)  Verdigris
#4cad4e  rgb(76, 173, 78)  hsl(121, 39%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e4cad  rgb(78, 76, 173)  hsl(241, 39%, 49%)  Ocean Blue