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#AF4F55

#af4f55 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af4f55 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 30.98% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.86% magenta, 51.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 356.25°, with 37.8% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #af4f55
  2. #4fafa9

Split complementary

  1. #af4f55
  2. #4faf79
  3. #4f85af

Analogous

  1. #af4f85
  2. #af4f55
  3. #af794f

Triadic

  1. #af4f55
  2. #55af4f
  3. #4f55af

Tetradic

  1. #af4f55
  2. #afa94f
  3. #4fafa9
  4. #4f55af

Square

  1. #af4f55
  2. #85af4f
  3. #4fafa9
  4. #794faf

Monochromatic

  1. #461f22
  2. #7a373b
  3. #af4f55
  4. #c78388
  5. #dfb8ba

Shades

#af4f55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4f55
  2. #9e474d
  3. #8c3f44
  4. #7b373c
  5. #692f33
  6. #58282b
  7. #462022
  8. #35181a
  9. #231011
  10. #120809
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4f55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4f55
  2. #b76166
  3. #bf7277
  4. #c78488
  5. #cf9599
  6. #d7a7aa
  7. #dfb9bb
  8. #e7cacc
  9. #efdcdd
  10. #f7edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4f55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4f55
  2. #aa5459
  3. #a6595e
  4. #a15e62
  5. #9c6366
  6. #98686b
  7. #936c6f
  8. #8e7173
  9. #897677
  10. #857b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6264 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656155 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4152 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895a55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84753 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4f55 {
  color: #af4f55;
}
Background
.bg-af4f55 {
  background-color: #af4f55;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af4f55 {
  border: 2px solid #af4f55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4f55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 79 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4f55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4f55, #af794f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4f55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 79 85 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.43 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.51 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.98 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.28 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.78 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.17 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.64 #50b0aa Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#af4f55  rgb(175, 79, 85)  hsl(356, 38%, 50%)  Redwood
#4fafa9  rgb(79, 175, 169)  hsl(176, 38%, 50%)  Verdigris
#55af4f  rgb(85, 175, 79)  hsl(116, 38%, 50%)  Mantis
#4f55af  rgb(79, 85, 175)  hsl(236, 38%, 50%)  Iris