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#B16865

#b16865 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b16865 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 40.78% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.24% magenta, 42.94% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 2.37°, with 32.76% saturation and 54.51% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #b16865
  2. #65aeb1

Split complementary

  1. #b16865
  2. #65b18e
  3. #6588b1

Analogous

  1. #b16588
  2. #b16865
  3. #b18e65

Triadic

  1. #b16865
  2. #65b168
  3. #6865b1

Tetradic

  1. #b16865
  2. #aeb165
  3. #65aeb1
  4. #6865b1

Square

  1. #b16865
  2. #88b165
  3. #65aeb1
  4. #8e65b1

Monochromatic

  1. #532c2a
  2. #864644
  3. #b16865
  4. #cb9a98
  5. #e4cccb

Shades

#b16865 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16865
  2. #9f5e5b
  3. #8e5351
  4. #7c4947
  5. #6a3e3d
  6. #593433
  7. #472a28
  8. #351f1e
  9. #231514
  10. #120a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16865 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16865
  2. #b97774
  3. #c18684
  4. #c89593
  5. #d0a4a3
  6. #d8b4b2
  7. #e0c3c1
  8. #e8d2d1
  9. #efe1e0
  10. #f7f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16865 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16865
  2. #ac6a68
  3. #a76d6a
  4. #a26f6d
  5. #9d7270
  6. #997473
  7. #947675
  8. #8f7978
  9. #8a7b7b
  10. #857e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #947574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777364 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898264 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #926f65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7864 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16865 {
  color: #b16865;
}
Background
.bg-b16865 {
  background-color: #b16865;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16865 {
  border: 2px solid #b16865;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16865;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 104 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 33% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16865 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16865, #b18e65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16865 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 104 101 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.79 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 5.95 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.99 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.38 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.09 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.14 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.99 #4e979a Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Redwood
#b16865  rgb(177, 104, 101)  hsl(2, 33%, 55%)  Redwood
#65aeb1  rgb(101, 174, 177)  hsl(182, 33%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#65b168  rgb(101, 177, 104)  hsl(122, 33%, 55%)  Medium Sea Green
#6865b1  rgb(104, 101, 177)  hsl(242, 33%, 55%)  Slate Blue