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#AE4D4D

#ae4d4d ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae4d4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 30.2% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.75% magenta, 55.75% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 38.65% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #4daeae

Split complementary

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #4dae7e
  3. #4d7eae

Analogous

  1. #ae4d7e
  2. #ae4d4d
  3. #ae7e4d

Triadic

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #4dae4d
  3. #4d4dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #aeae4d
  3. #4daeae
  4. #4d4dae

Square

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #7eae4d
  3. #4daeae
  4. #7e4dae

Monochromatic

  1. #441e1e
  2. #793636
  3. #ae4d4d
  4. #c78080
  5. #deb6b6

Shades

#ae4d4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #9d4545
  3. #8b3e3e
  4. #7a3636
  5. #682e2e
  6. #572727
  7. #461f1f
  8. #341717
  9. #230f0f
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4d4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #b65f5f
  3. #be7171
  4. #c68282
  5. #ce9494
  6. #d7a6a6
  7. #dfb8b8
  8. #e7caca
  9. #efdbdb
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4d4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4d4d
  2. #a95252
  3. #a55757
  4. #a05c5c
  5. #9c6161
  6. #976767
  7. #926c6c
  8. #8e7171
  9. #897676
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645f4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c734b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be3d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88584d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93664c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8444e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4d4d {
  color: #ae4d4d;
}
Background
.bg-ae4d4d {
  background-color: #ae4d4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4d4d {
  border: 2px solid #ae4d4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4d4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 77 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 39% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4d4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4d4d, #ae7e4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4d4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 77 77 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.27 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.50 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.95 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.16 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.18 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.76 #51b2b2 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae4d4d  rgb(174, 77, 77)  hsl(0, 39%, 49%)  Redwood
#4daeae  rgb(77, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 39%, 49%)  Verdigris
#4dae4d  rgb(77, 174, 77)  hsl(120, 39%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#4d4dae  rgb(77, 77, 174)  hsl(240, 39%, 49%)  Ocean Blue