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#8D5259

#8d5259 ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8d5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.84% magenta, 36.88% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 352.88°, with 26.46% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #8d5259
  2. #528d86

Split complementary

  1. #8d5259
  2. #528d69
  3. #52778d

Analogous

  1. #8d5277
  2. #8d5259
  3. #8d6952

Triadic

  1. #8d5259
  2. #598d52
  3. #52598d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5259
  2. #8d8652
  3. #528d86
  4. #52598d

Square

  1. #8d5259
  2. #778d52
  3. #528d86
  4. #69528d

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1a1c
  2. #5d363a
  3. #8d5259
  4. #b27a81
  5. #ceaaae

Shades

#8d5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5259
  2. #7f4a50
  3. #714247
  4. #63393e
  5. #553135
  6. #47292d
  7. #382124
  8. #2a191b
  9. #1c1012
  10. #0e0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5259
  2. #98636a
  3. #a4757a
  4. #af868b
  5. #bb979b
  6. #c6a9ac
  7. #d1babd
  8. #ddcbcd
  9. #e8dcde
  10. #f4eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5259
  2. #8c575d
  3. #8a5b61
  4. #896065
  5. #886469
  6. #87696d
  7. #856e70
  8. #847274
  9. #837778
  10. #817b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765d5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5c59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6758 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #974c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735859 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #934f56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5259 {
  color: #8d5259;
}
Background
.bg-8d5259 {
  background-color: #8d5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d5259 {
  border: 2px solid #8d5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 26% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5259, #8d6952);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.40 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.71 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.00 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.12 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.44 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.28 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.89 #72ada6 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8d5259  rgb(141, 82, 89)  hsl(353, 26%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#528d86  rgb(82, 141, 134)  hsl(173, 26%, 44%)  Dark Cyan
#598d52  rgb(89, 141, 82)  hsl(113, 26%, 44%)  Sea Green
#52598d  rgb(82, 89, 141)  hsl(233, 26%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue