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#AF445A

#af445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af445a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.14% magenta, 48.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 347.66°, with 44.03% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #af445a
  2. #44af99

Split complementary

  1. #af445a
  2. #44af64
  3. #4490af

Analogous

  1. #af4490
  2. #af445a
  3. #af6444

Triadic

  1. #af445a
  2. #5aaf44
  3. #445aaf

Tetradic

  1. #af445a
  2. #af9944
  3. #44af99
  4. #445aaf

Square

  1. #af445a
  2. #90af44
  3. #44af99
  4. #6444af

Monochromatic

  1. #411921
  2. #782f3e
  3. #af445a
  4. #ca7687
  5. #dfadb7

Shades

#af445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af445a
  2. #9e3d51
  3. #8c3648
  4. #7b303f
  5. #692936
  6. #58222d
  7. #461b24
  8. #35141b
  9. #230e12
  10. #120709
  11. #000000

Tints

#af445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af445a
  2. #b7576b
  3. #bf697b
  4. #c77c8c
  5. #cf8f9c
  6. #d7a2ad
  7. #dfb4bd
  8. #e7c7ce
  9. #efdade
  10. #f7ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af445a
  2. #aa4a5e
  3. #a65062
  4. #a15665
  5. #9c5c69
  6. #98626d
  7. #936871
  8. #8e6e75
  9. #897478
  10. #857a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5b5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777158 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be354c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85535a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83b52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af445a {
  color: #af445a;
}
Background
.bg-af445a {
  background-color: #af445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af445a {
  border: 2px solid #af445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 44% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af445a, #af6444);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.68 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.25 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.58 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.68 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.70 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.84 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.02 #50bba5 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#af445a  rgb(175, 68, 90)  hsl(348, 44%, 48%)  Brick Red
#44af99  rgb(68, 175, 153)  hsl(168, 44%, 48%)  Persian Green
#5aaf44  rgb(90, 175, 68)  hsl(108, 44%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#445aaf  rgb(68, 90, 175)  hsl(228, 44%, 48%)  Sapphire