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#AE474D

#ae474d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae474d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 27.84% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.2% magenta, 55.75% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 356.5°, with 42.04% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #ae474d
  2. #47aea8

Split complementary

  1. #ae474d
  2. #47ae74
  3. #4781ae

Analogous

  1. #ae4781
  2. #ae474d
  3. #ae7447

Triadic

  1. #ae474d
  2. #4dae47
  3. #474dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae474d
  2. #aea847
  3. #47aea8
  4. #474dae

Square

  1. #ae474d
  2. #81ae47
  3. #47aea8
  4. #7447ae

Monochromatic

  1. #411b1d
  2. #783135
  3. #ae474d
  4. #c8797e
  5. #dfafb2

Shades

#ae474d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae474d
  2. #9d4045
  3. #8b393e
  4. #7a3236
  5. #682b2e
  6. #572427
  7. #461c1f
  8. #341517
  9. #230e0f
  10. #110708
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae474d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae474d
  2. #b6595f
  3. #be6c71
  4. #c67e82
  5. #ce9194
  6. #d7a3a6
  7. #dfb5b8
  8. #e7c8ca
  9. #efdadb
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae474d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae474d
  2. #a94d52
  3. #a55257
  4. #a0585c
  5. #9c5e61
  6. #976467
  7. #92696c
  8. #8e6f71
  9. #897576
  10. #857a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5d5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79714b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be364a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86544d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91634c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83d4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae474d {
  color: #ae474d;
}
Background
.bg-ae474d {
  background-color: #ae474d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae474d {
  border: 2px solid #ae474d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae474d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 71 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 42% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae474d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae474d, #ae7447);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae474d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 71 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.72 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.54 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.22 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.55 #51b8b2 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ae474d  rgb(174, 71, 77)  hsl(357, 42%, 48%)  Brick Red
#47aea8  rgb(71, 174, 168)  hsl(177, 42%, 48%)  Verdigris
#4dae47  rgb(77, 174, 71)  hsl(117, 42%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#474dae  rgb(71, 77, 174)  hsl(237, 42%, 48%)  Ocean Blue