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#AF5A50

#af5a50 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af5a50 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 35.29% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 54.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 6.32°, with 37.25% saturation and 50% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #af5a50
  2. #50a5af

Split complementary

  1. #af5a50
  2. #50af8a
  3. #5075af

Analogous

  1. #af5075
  2. #af5a50
  3. #af8a50

Triadic

  1. #af5a50
  2. #50af5a
  3. #5a50af

Tetradic

  1. #af5a50
  2. #a5af50
  3. #50a5af
  4. #5a50af

Square

  1. #af5a50
  2. #75af50
  3. #50a5af
  4. #8a50af

Monochromatic

  1. #462420
  2. #7a3f38
  3. #af5a50
  4. #c78c85
  5. #dfbdb9

Shades

#af5a50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af5a50
  2. #9e5148
  3. #8c4840
  4. #7b3f38
  5. #693630
  6. #582d28
  7. #462420
  8. #351b18
  9. #231210
  10. #120908
  11. #000000

Tints

#af5a50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af5a50
  2. #b76b62
  3. #bf7b73
  4. #c78c85
  5. #cf9c96
  6. #d7ada8
  7. #dfbdb9
  8. #e7cecb
  9. #efdedc
  10. #f7efee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af5a50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af5a50
  2. #aa5e55
  3. #a6625a
  4. #a1655e
  5. #9c6963
  6. #986d68
  7. #93716d
  8. #8e7572
  9. #897876
  10. #857c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e684f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d624f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #976e4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85255 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af5a50 {
  color: #af5a50;
}
Background
.bg-af5a50 {
  background-color: #af5a50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af5a50 {
  border: 2px solid #af5a50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af5a50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 90 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af5a50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af5a50, #af8a50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af5a50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 90 80 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 2.58 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.92 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.37 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.88 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.35 #50a5af Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Redwood
#af5a50  rgb(175, 90, 80)  hsl(6, 37%, 50%)  Redwood
#50a5af  rgb(80, 165, 175)  hsl(186, 37%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#50af5a  rgb(80, 175, 90)  hsl(126, 37%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#5a50af  rgb(90, 80, 175)  hsl(246, 37%, 50%)  Ocean Blue