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#AE445A

#ae445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae445a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.92% magenta, 48.28% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 347.55°, with 43.8% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.9.

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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #ae445a
  2. #44ae98

Split complementary

  1. #ae445a
  2. #44ae63
  3. #448fae

Analogous

  1. #ae448f
  2. #ae445a
  3. #ae6344

Triadic

  1. #ae445a
  2. #5aae44
  3. #445aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae445a
  2. #ae9844
  3. #44ae98
  4. #445aae

Square

  1. #ae445a
  2. #8fae44
  3. #44ae98
  4. #6344ae

Monochromatic

  1. #401921
  2. #772f3e
  3. #ae445a
  4. #c97587
  5. #dfacb7

Shades

#ae445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae445a
  2. #9d3d51
  3. #8b3648
  4. #7a303f
  5. #682936
  6. #57222d
  7. #461b24
  8. #34141b
  9. #230e12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae445a
  2. #b6576b
  3. #be697b
  4. #c67c8c
  5. #ce8f9c
  6. #d7a2ad
  7. #dfb4bd
  8. #e7c7ce
  9. #efdade
  10. #f7ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae445a
  2. #a94a5e
  3. #a55062
  4. #a05665
  5. #9c5c69
  6. #97626d
  7. #926871
  8. #8e6e75
  9. #897478
  10. #857a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5b5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767058 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd354c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84535a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906159 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b73c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae445a {
  color: #ae445a;
}
Background
.bg-ae445a {
  background-color: #ae445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae445a {
  border: 2px solid #ae445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae445a, #ae6344);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.90 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.35 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.77 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.87 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.90 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.15 #51bba5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ae445a  rgb(174, 68, 90)  hsl(348, 44%, 47%)  Brick Red
#44ae98  rgb(68, 174, 152)  hsl(168, 44%, 47%)  Persian Green
#5aae44  rgb(90, 174, 68)  hsl(108, 44%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#445aae  rgb(68, 90, 174)  hsl(228, 44%, 47%)  Sapphire