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#AD8A8A

#ad8a8a ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ad8a8a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.23% magenta, 20.23% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 17.59% saturation and 60.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.289

Complementary

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #8aadad

Split complementary

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #8aad9b
  3. #8a9bad

Analogous

  1. #ad8a9b
  2. #ad8a8a
  3. #ad9b8a

Triadic

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #8aad8a
  3. #8a8aad

Tetradic

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #adad8a
  3. #8aadad
  4. #8a8aad

Square

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #9bad8a
  3. #8aadad
  4. #9b8aad

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4141
  2. #8a6161
  3. #ad8a8a
  4. #cdb7b7
  5. #ece4e4

Shades

#ad8a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #9c7c7c
  3. #8a6e6e
  4. #796161
  5. #685353
  6. #574545
  7. #453737
  8. #342929
  9. #231c1c
  10. #110e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad8a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #b59696
  3. #bda1a1
  4. #c6adad
  5. #ceb9b9
  6. #d6c5c5
  7. #ded0d0
  8. #e6dcdc
  9. #efe8e8
  10. #f7f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad8a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad8a8a
  2. #a98989
  3. #a48888
  4. #a08787
  5. #9b8686
  6. #978585
  7. #928484
  8. #8e8383
  9. #898282
  10. #858181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e8f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908f8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98958a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8d8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1918a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2888a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad8a8a {
  color: #ad8a8a;
}
Background
.bg-ad8a8a {
  background-color: #ad8a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad8a8a {
  border: 2px solid #ad8a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad8a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 18% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad8a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad8a8a, #ad9b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad8a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.70 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.26 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.41 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.63 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.72 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.25 #527575 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#ad8a8a  rgb(173, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 18%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#8aadad  rgb(138, 173, 173)  hsl(180, 18%, 61%)  Opal
#8aad8a  rgb(138, 173, 138)  hsl(120, 18%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a8aad  rgb(138, 138, 173)  hsl(240, 18%, 61%)  Cool Gray