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#AE8D8D

#ae8d8d ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ae8d8d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 55.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 18.97% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 16.92% saturation and 61.76% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2997

Complementary

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #8daeae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #8dae9d
  3. #8d9dae

Analogous

  1. #ae8d9d
  2. #ae8d8d
  3. #ae9d8d

Triadic

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #8dae8d
  3. #8d8dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #aeae8d
  3. #8daeae
  4. #8d8dae

Square

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #9dae8d
  3. #8daeae
  4. #9d8dae

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4343
  2. #8b6363
  3. #ae8d8d
  4. #cebaba
  5. #eee6e6

Shades

#ae8d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #9d7f7f
  3. #8b7171
  4. #7a6363
  5. #685555
  6. #574747
  7. #463838
  8. #342a2a
  9. #231c1c
  10. #110e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #b69898
  3. #bea4a4
  4. #c6afaf
  5. #cebbbb
  6. #d7c6c6
  7. #dfd1d1
  8. #e7dddd
  9. #efe8e8
  10. #f7f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8d8d
  2. #a98c8c
  3. #a58a8a
  4. #a08989
  5. #9c8888
  6. #978787
  7. #928585
  8. #8e8484
  9. #898383
  10. #858181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93918d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a978d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b58a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e908d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2938d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b28b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8d8d {
  color: #ae8d8d;
}
Background
.bg-ae8d8d {
  background-color: #ae8d8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8d8d {
  border: 2px solid #ae8d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 141 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 17% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8d8d, #ae9d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 141 141 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.79 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.01 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.59 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.94 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.95 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.02 #517272 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#ae8d8d  rgb(174, 141, 141)  hsl(0, 17%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#8daeae  rgb(141, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 17%, 62%)  Opal
#8dae8d  rgb(141, 174, 141)  hsl(120, 17%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8d8dae  rgb(141, 141, 174)  hsl(240, 17%, 62%)  Cool Gray