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#B36859

#b36859 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b36859 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 40.78% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.9% magenta, 50.28% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 37.19% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #b36859
  2. #59a4b3

Split complementary

  1. #b36859
  2. #59b395
  3. #5977b3

Analogous

  1. #b35977
  2. #b36859
  3. #b39559

Triadic

  1. #b36859
  2. #59b368
  3. #6859b3

Tetradic

  1. #b36859
  2. #a4b359
  3. #59a4b3
  4. #6859b3

Square

  1. #b36859
  2. #77b359
  3. #59a4b3
  4. #9559b3

Monochromatic

  1. #4f2b24
  2. #83483c
  3. #b36859
  4. #cb988d
  5. #e3c7c2

Shades

#b36859 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b36859
  2. #a15e50
  3. #8f5347
  4. #7d493e
  5. #6b3e35
  6. #5a342d
  7. #482a24
  8. #361f1b
  9. #241512
  10. #120a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#b36859 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b36859
  2. #bb776a
  3. #c2867a
  4. #ca958b
  5. #d1a49b
  6. #d9b4ac
  7. #e1c3bd
  8. #e8d2cd
  9. #f0e1de
  10. #f7f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b36859 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b36859
  2. #ae6a5d
  3. #a96d61
  4. #a46f65
  5. #9f7269
  6. #9a746d
  7. #947670
  8. #8f7974
  9. #8a7b78
  10. #857e7c
  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 #957570 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7358 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c25d64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #946f58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d7958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc6160 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b36859 {
  color: #b36859;
}
Background
.bg-b36859 {
  background-color: #b36859;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b36859 {
  border: 2px solid #b36859;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b36859;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 104 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b36859 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b36859, #b39559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b36859 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 104 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.86 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.33 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.60 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.94 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.33 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.44 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 11.21 #4c97a6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Redwood
#b36859  rgb(179, 104, 89)  hsl(10, 37%, 53%)  Redwood
#59a4b3  rgb(89, 164, 179)  hsl(190, 37%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#59b368  rgb(89, 179, 104)  hsl(130, 37%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green
#6859b3  rgb(104, 89, 179)  hsl(250, 37%, 53%)  Slate Blue