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#B3500A

#b3500a ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3500a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 31.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.31% magenta, 94.41% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 24.85°, with 89.42% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 5.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #b3500a
  2. #0a6db3

Split complementary

  1. #b3500a
  2. #0ab3a5
  3. #0a19b3

Analogous

  1. #b30a19
  2. #b3500a
  3. #b3a50a

Triadic

  1. #b3500a
  2. #0ab350
  3. #500ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3500a
  2. #6db30a
  3. #0a6db3
  4. #500ab3

Square

  1. #b3500a
  2. #19b30a
  3. #0a6db3
  4. #a50ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #220f02
  2. #6b3006
  3. #b3500a
  4. #f27217
  5. #f69e60

Shades

#b3500a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3500a
  2. #a14809
  3. #8f4008
  4. #7d3807
  5. #6b3006
  6. #5a2805
  7. #482004
  8. #361803
  9. #241002
  10. #120801
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3500a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3500a
  2. #bb6223
  3. #c2733b
  4. #ca8554
  5. #d1966c
  6. #d9a885
  7. #e1b99d
  8. #e8cbb6
  9. #f0dcce
  10. #f7eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3500a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3500a
  2. #ae5516
  3. #a95a22
  4. #a45e2d
  5. #9f6339
  6. #9a6845
  7. #946d51
  8. #8f725d
  9. #8a7668
  10. #857b74
  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 #8e6356 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d5f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857603 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c53844 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996906 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4336 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3500a {
  color: #b3500a;
}
Background
.bg-b3500a {
  background-color: #b3500a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b3500a {
  border: 2px solid #b3500a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3500a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 80 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 89% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3500a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3500a, #b3a50a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3500a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 80 10 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.15 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.42 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.59 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.47 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.96 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 9.10 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.30 #4caff5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mahogany
#b3500a  rgb(179, 80, 10)  hsl(25, 89%, 37%)  Mahogany
#0a6db3  rgb(10, 109, 179)  hsl(205, 89%, 37%)  French Blue
#0ab350  rgb(10, 179, 80)  hsl(145, 89%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green
#500ab3  rgb(80, 10, 179)  hsl(265, 89%, 37%)  Medium Blue