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#8B514B

#8b514b ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8b514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.73% magenta, 46.04% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 5.62°, with 29.91% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1188

Complementary

  1. #8b514b
  2. #4b858b

Split complementary

  1. #8b514b
  2. #4b8b71
  3. #4b658b

Analogous

  1. #8b4b65
  2. #8b514b
  3. #8b714b

Triadic

  1. #8b514b
  2. #4b8b51
  3. #514b8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b514b
  2. #858b4b
  3. #4b858b
  4. #514b8b

Square

  1. #8b514b
  2. #658b4b
  3. #4b858b
  4. #714b8b

Monochromatic

  1. #281715
  2. #593430
  3. #8b514b
  4. #b27770
  5. #cda6a2

Shades

#8b514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b514b
  2. #7d4944
  3. #6f413c
  4. #613935
  5. #53312d
  6. #462926
  7. #38201e
  8. #2a1817
  9. #1c100f
  10. #0e0808
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b514b
  2. #97625d
  3. #a2746f
  4. #ae8581
  5. #b99793
  6. #c5a8a5
  7. #d1b9b7
  8. #dccbc9
  9. #e8dcdb
  10. #f3eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b514b
  2. #8a5650
  3. #895a56
  4. #885f5b
  5. #876460
  6. #866966
  7. #846d6b
  8. #837270
  9. #827775
  10. #817b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5a4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c654a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #964950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73564b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5e4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #924c4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b514b {
  color: #8b514b;
}
Background
.bg-8b514b {
  background-color: #8b514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b514b {
  border: 2px solid #8b514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 30% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b514b, #8b714b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 4.68 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.11 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.39 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.46 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.97 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 9.92 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.98 #74aeb4 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8b514b  rgb(139, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 30%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4b858b  rgb(75, 133, 139)  hsl(186, 30%, 42%)  Dark Cyan
#4b8b51  rgb(75, 139, 81)  hsl(126, 30%, 42%)  Sea Green
#514b8b  rgb(81, 75, 139)  hsl(246, 30%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue