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#B14E4E

#b14e4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b14e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.93% magenta, 55.93% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 38.82% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #4eb1b1

Split complementary

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #4eb180
  3. #4e7fb1

Analogous

  1. #b14e80
  2. #b14e4e
  3. #b1804e

Triadic

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #4eb14e
  3. #4e4eb1

Tetradic

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #b1b14e
  3. #4eb1b1
  4. #4e4eb1

Square

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #80b14e
  3. #4eb1b1
  4. #7f4eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #471f1f
  2. #7c3737
  3. #b14e4e
  4. #c88383
  5. #e0b8b8

Shades

#b14e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #9f4646
  3. #8e3e3e
  4. #7c3737
  5. #6a2f2f
  6. #592727
  7. #471f1f
  8. #351717
  9. #231010
  10. #120808
  11. #000000

Tints

#b14e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #b96060
  3. #c17171
  4. #c88383
  5. #d09595
  6. #d8a7a7
  7. #e0b8b8
  8. #e8caca
  9. #efdcdc
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b14e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b14e4e
  2. #ac5353
  3. #a75858
  4. #a25d5d
  5. #9d6262
  6. #996767
  7. #946c6c
  8. #8f7171
  9. #8a7676
  10. #857b7b
  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 #8d6262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66604d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e754c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a5a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95684d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb454f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b14e4e {
  color: #b14e4e;
}
Background
.bg-b14e4e {
  background-color: #b14e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b14e4e {
  border: 2px solid #b14e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b14e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b14e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b14e4e, #b1804e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b14e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.83 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.45 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.67 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.91 #4eb1b1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#b14e4e  rgb(177, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 39%, 50%)  Redwood
#4eb1b1  rgb(78, 177, 177)  hsl(180, 39%, 50%)  Verdigris
#4eb14e  rgb(78, 177, 78)  hsl(120, 39%, 50%)  Mantis
#4e4eb1  rgb(78, 78, 177)  hsl(240, 39%, 50%)  Ocean Blue