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#AE5D4E

#ae5d4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae5d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 36.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.55% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 9.37°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1738

Complementary

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #4e9fae

Split complementary

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #4eae8d
  3. #4e6fae

Analogous

  1. #ae4e6f
  2. #ae5d4e
  3. #ae8d4e

Triadic

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #4eae5d
  3. #5d4eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #9fae4e
  3. #4e9fae
  4. #5d4eae

Square

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #6fae4e
  3. #4e9fae
  4. #8d4eae

Monochromatic

  1. #44251f
  2. #794136
  3. #ae5d4e
  4. #c78c82
  5. #debdb6

Shades

#ae5d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #9d5446
  3. #8b4a3e
  4. #7a4137
  5. #68382f
  6. #572f27
  7. #46251f
  8. #341c17
  9. #231310
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae5d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #b66d60
  3. #be7d71
  4. #c68e83
  5. #ce9e95
  6. #d7aea7
  7. #dfbeb8
  8. #e7ceca
  9. #efdfdc
  10. #f7efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae5d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae5d4e
  2. #a96153
  3. #a56458
  4. #a0685d
  5. #9c6b62
  6. #976f67
  7. #92726c
  8. #8e7671
  9. #897976
  10. #857d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6b67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71694c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5059 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d654d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97704d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75555 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae5d4e {
  color: #ae5d4e;
}
Background
.bg-ae5d4e {
  background-color: #ae5d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae5d4e {
  border: 2px solid #ae5d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae5d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 93 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae5d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae5d4e, #ae8d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae5d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 93 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.48 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.87 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.77 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.88 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 10.65 #51a2b1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae5d4e  rgb(174, 93, 78)  hsl(9, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4e9fae  rgb(78, 159, 174)  hsl(189, 38%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#4eae5d  rgb(78, 174, 93)  hsl(129, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#5d4eae  rgb(93, 78, 174)  hsl(249, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue