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#B35B4D

#b35b4d ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b35b4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 35.69% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.16% magenta, 56.98% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 8.24°, with 40.16% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #4da5b3

Split complementary

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #4db38e
  3. #4d72b3

Analogous

  1. #b34d72
  2. #b35b4d
  3. #b38e4d

Triadic

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #4db35b
  3. #5b4db3

Tetradic

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #a5b34d
  3. #4da5b3
  4. #5b4db3

Square

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #72b34d
  3. #4da5b3
  4. #8e4db3

Monochromatic

  1. #48251f
  2. #7e4036
  3. #b35b4d
  4. #ca8c83
  5. #e1beb8

Shades

#b35b4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #a15245
  3. #8f493e
  4. #7d4036
  5. #6b372e
  6. #5a2e27
  7. #48241f
  8. #361b17
  9. #24120f
  10. #120908
  11. #000000

Tints

#b35b4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #bb6b5f
  3. #c27c71
  4. #ca8c82
  5. #d19d94
  6. #d9ada6
  7. #e1bdb8
  8. #e8ceca
  9. #f0dedb
  10. #f7efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b35b4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b35b4d
  2. #ae5f52
  3. #a96257
  4. #a4665c
  5. #9f6a61
  6. #9a6e67
  7. #94716c
  8. #8f7571
  9. #8a7976
  10. #857c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926b67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70694b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c34c58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90644c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a704c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd5354 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b35b4d {
  color: #b35b4d;
}
Background
.bg-b35b4d {
  background-color: #b35b4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b35b4d {
  border: 2px solid #b35b4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b35b4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 91 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b35b4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b35b4d, #b38e4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b35b4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 91 77 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.01 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.91 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.53 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.10 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.54 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.58 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.70 #4ca4b2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Redwood
#b35b4d  rgb(179, 91, 77)  hsl(8, 40%, 50%)  Redwood
#4da5b3  rgb(77, 165, 179)  hsl(188, 40%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#4db35b  rgb(77, 179, 91)  hsl(128, 40%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#5b4db3  rgb(91, 77, 179)  hsl(248, 40%, 50%)  Ocean Blue