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#AD5C4E

#ad5c4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ad5c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 36.08% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.82% magenta, 54.91% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 8.84°, with 37.85% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #4e9fad

Split complementary

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #4ead8c
  3. #4e70ad

Analogous

  1. #ad4e70
  2. #ad5c4e
  3. #ad8c4e

Triadic

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #4ead5c
  3. #5c4ead

Tetradic

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #9fad4e
  3. #4e9fad
  4. #5c4ead

Square

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #70ad4e
  3. #4e9fad
  4. #8c4ead

Monochromatic

  1. #44241e
  2. #784036
  3. #ad5c4e
  4. #c68b81
  5. #debcb6

Shades

#ad5c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #9c5346
  3. #8a4a3e
  4. #794037
  5. #68372f
  6. #572e27
  7. #45251f
  8. #341c17
  9. #231210
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad5c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #b56c60
  3. #bd7d71
  4. #c68d83
  5. #ce9d95
  6. #d6aea7
  7. #debeb8
  8. #e6ceca
  9. #efdedc
  10. #f7efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad5c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad5c4e
  2. #a96053
  3. #a46358
  4. #a0675d
  5. #9b6a62
  6. #976e67
  7. #92726c
  8. #8e7571
  9. #897976
  10. #857c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70684d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4f59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c644d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #966f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b65455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad5c4e {
  color: #ad5c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ad5c4e {
  background-color: #ad5c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad5c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ad5c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad5c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 92 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad5c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad5c4e, #ad8c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad5c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 92 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.03 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.89 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.46 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.44 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 10.37 #52a3b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ad5c4e  rgb(173, 92, 78)  hsl(9, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4e9fad  rgb(78, 159, 173)  hsl(189, 38%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#4ead5c  rgb(78, 173, 92)  hsl(129, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#5c4ead  rgb(92, 78, 173)  hsl(249, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue