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#AD4F48

#ad4f48 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ad4f48 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 30.98% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.34% magenta, 58.38% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 4.16°, with 41.22% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #48a6ad

Split complementary

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #48ad82
  3. #4873ad

Analogous

  1. #ad4873
  2. #ad4f48
  3. #ad8248

Triadic

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #48ad4f
  3. #4f48ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #a6ad48
  3. #48a6ad
  4. #4f48ad

Square

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #73ad48
  3. #48a6ad
  4. #8248ad

Monochromatic

  1. #411e1b
  2. #773632
  3. #ad4f48
  4. #c87f7a
  5. #deb3b0

Shades

#ad4f48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #9c4741
  3. #8a3f3a
  4. #793732
  5. #682f2b
  6. #572824
  7. #45201d
  8. #341816
  9. #23100e
  10. #110807
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad4f48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #b5615a
  3. #bd726d
  4. #c6847f
  5. #ce9591
  6. #d6a7a4
  7. #deb9b6
  8. #e6cac8
  9. #efdcda
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad4f48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad4f48
  2. #a9544e
  3. #a45953
  4. #a05e59
  5. #9b635e
  6. #976864
  7. #926c6a
  8. #8e716f
  9. #897675
  10. #857b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b625f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7346 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #885947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936747 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7464c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad4f48 {
  color: #ad4f48;
}
Background
.bg-ad4f48 {
  background-color: #ad4f48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad4f48 {
  border: 2px solid #ad4f48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad4f48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 79 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad4f48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad4f48, #ad8248);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad4f48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 79 72 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.69 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.88 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.36 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.40 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.40 #52b0b7 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Redwood
#ad4f48  rgb(173, 79, 72)  hsl(4, 41%, 48%)  Redwood
#48a6ad  rgb(72, 166, 173)  hsl(184, 41%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#48ad4f  rgb(72, 173, 79)  hsl(124, 41%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#4f48ad  rgb(79, 72, 173)  hsl(244, 41%, 48%)  Ocean Blue