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#AE495D

#ae495d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae495d 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 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.05% magenta, 46.55% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 348.12°, 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 6.81.

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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #ae495d
  2. #49ae9a

Split complementary

  1. #ae495d
  2. #49ae67
  3. #498fae

Analogous

  1. #ae498f
  2. #ae495d
  3. #ae6749

Triadic

  1. #ae495d
  2. #5dae49
  3. #495dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae495d
  2. #ae9a49
  3. #49ae9a
  4. #495dae

Square

  1. #ae495d
  2. #8fae49
  3. #49ae9a
  4. #6749ae

Monochromatic

  1. #421c23
  2. #783240
  3. #ae495d
  4. #c87c8b
  5. #deb2ba

Shades

#ae495d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae495d
  2. #9d4254
  3. #8b3a4a
  4. #7a3341
  5. #682c38
  6. #57252f
  7. #461d25
  8. #34161c
  9. #230f13
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae495d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae495d
  2. #b65b6d
  3. #be6d7d
  4. #c6808e
  5. #ce929e
  6. #d7a4ae
  7. #dfb6be
  8. #e7c8ce
  9. #efdbdf
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae495d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae495d
  2. #a94f61
  3. #a55464
  4. #a05a68
  5. #9c5f6b
  6. #97656f
  7. #926a72
  8. #8e7076
  9. #897579
  10. #857b7d
  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 #5e5e5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78725b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3c51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86565d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91645c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74156 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae495d {
  color: #ae495d;
}
Background
.bg-ae495d {
  background-color: #ae495d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae495d {
  border: 2px solid #ae495d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae495d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 73 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae495d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae495d, #ae6749);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae495d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 73 93 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.81 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.71 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.88 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.11 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.33 #51b6a2 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ae495d  rgb(174, 73, 93)  hsl(348, 41%, 48%)  Brick Red
#49ae9a  rgb(73, 174, 154)  hsl(168, 41%, 48%)  Persian Green
#5dae49  rgb(93, 174, 73)  hsl(108, 41%, 48%)  Mantis
#495dae  rgb(73, 93, 174)  hsl(228, 41%, 48%)  Sapphire