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#AF4856

#af4856 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af4856 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 28.24% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.86% magenta, 50.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 351.84°, with 41.7% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #af4856
  2. #48afa1

Split complementary

  1. #af4856
  2. #48af6d
  3. #488aaf

Analogous

  1. #af488a
  2. #af4856
  3. #af6d48

Triadic

  1. #af4856
  2. #56af48
  3. #4856af

Tetradic

  1. #af4856
  2. #afa148
  3. #48afa1
  4. #4856af

Square

  1. #af4856
  2. #8aaf48
  3. #48afa1
  4. #6d48af

Monochromatic

  1. #431b21
  2. #79323b
  3. #af4856
  4. #c97b85
  5. #dfb1b7

Shades

#af4856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4856
  2. #9e414d
  3. #8c3a45
  4. #7b323c
  5. #692b34
  6. #58242b
  7. #461d22
  8. #35161a
  9. #230e11
  10. #120709
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4856
  2. #b75a67
  3. #bf6d78
  4. #c77f89
  5. #cf919a
  6. #d7a4ab
  7. #dfb6bb
  8. #e7c8cc
  9. #efdadd
  10. #f7edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4856
  2. #aa4e5a
  3. #a6535e
  4. #a15963
  5. #9c5e67
  6. #98646b
  7. #936a6f
  8. #8e6f73
  9. #897578
  10. #857a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5d56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be394d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865556 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926455 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83f51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4856 {
  color: #af4856;
}
Background
.bg-af4856 {
  background-color: #af4856;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af4856 {
  border: 2px solid #af4856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 72 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 42% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4856, #af6d48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 72 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.59 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.77 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.96 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.44 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.93 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.39 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 9.49 #50b7a9 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#af4856  rgb(175, 72, 86)  hsl(352, 42%, 48%)  Brick Red
#48afa1  rgb(72, 175, 161)  hsl(172, 42%, 48%)  Light Sea Green
#56af48  rgb(86, 175, 72)  hsl(112, 42%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#4856af  rgb(72, 86, 175)  hsl(232, 42%, 48%)  Sapphire