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#AE495C

#ae495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.05% magenta, 47.13% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 348.71°, with 40.89% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #ae495c
  2. #49ae9b

Split complementary

  1. #ae495c
  2. #49ae68
  3. #498fae

Analogous

  1. #ae498f
  2. #ae495c
  3. #ae6849

Triadic

  1. #ae495c
  2. #5cae49
  3. #495cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae495c
  2. #ae9b49
  3. #49ae9b
  4. #495cae

Square

  1. #ae495c
  2. #8fae49
  3. #49ae9b
  4. #6849ae

Monochromatic

  1. #421c23
  2. #783240
  3. #ae495c
  4. #c87c8a
  5. #deb2ba

Shades

#ae495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae495c
  2. #9d4253
  3. #8b3a4a
  4. #7a3340
  5. #682c37
  6. #57252e
  7. #461d25
  8. #34161c
  9. #230f12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae495c
  2. #b65b6c
  3. #be6d7d
  4. #c6808d
  5. #ce929d
  6. #d7a4ae
  7. #dfb6be
  8. #e7c8ce
  9. #efdbde
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae495c
  2. #a94f60
  3. #a55463
  4. #a05a67
  5. #9c5f6a
  6. #97656e
  7. #926a72
  8. #8e7075
  9. #897579
  10. #857b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5f65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78725a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86565c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91645b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74155 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae495c {
  color: #ae495c;
}
Background
.bg-ae495c {
  background-color: #ae495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae495c {
  border: 2px solid #ae495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae495c, #ae6849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.61 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.81 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.82 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.06 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.13 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.14 #51b6a3 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ae495c  rgb(174, 73, 92)  hsl(349, 41%, 48%)  Brick Red
#49ae9b  rgb(73, 174, 155)  hsl(169, 41%, 48%)  Persian Green
#5cae49  rgb(92, 174, 73)  hsl(109, 41%, 48%)  Mantis
#495cae  rgb(73, 92, 174)  hsl(229, 41%, 48%)  Sapphire