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#8E4635

#8e4635 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8e4635 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.7% magenta, 62.68% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 11.46°, with 45.64% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 1.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1039

Complementary

  1. #8e4635
  2. #357d8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e4635
  2. #358e73
  3. #35518e

Analogous

  1. #8e3551
  2. #8e4635
  3. #8e7335

Triadic

  1. #8e4635
  2. #358e46
  3. #46358e

Tetradic

  1. #8e4635
  2. #7d8e35
  3. #357d8e
  4. #46358e

Square

  1. #8e4635
  2. #518e35
  3. #357d8e
  4. #73358e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0f0b
  2. #562b20
  3. #8e4635
  4. #be6651
  5. #d39789

Shades

#8e4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e4635
  2. #803f30
  3. #72382a
  4. #633125
  5. #552a20
  6. #47231b
  7. #391c15
  8. #2b1510
  9. #1c0e0b
  10. #0e0705
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e4635
  2. #995949
  3. #a56b5d
  4. #b07e72
  5. #bb9086
  6. #c7a39a
  7. #d2b5ae
  8. #ddc8c2
  9. #e8dad7
  10. #f4edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e4635
  2. #8d4c3d
  3. #8b5244
  4. #8a574c
  5. #885d53
  6. #87635b
  7. #866962
  8. #846f6a
  9. #837471
  10. #817a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73534e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585133 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b3942 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724d34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5734 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #963f3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e4635 {
  color: #8e4635;
}
Background
.bg-8e4635 {
  background-color: #8e4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e4635 {
  border: 2px solid #8e4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 46% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e4635, #8e7335);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 1.66 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.99 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.93 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.77 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.93 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.93 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.46 #71b9ca Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Chestnut
#8e4635  rgb(142, 70, 53)  hsl(11, 46%, 38%)  Chestnut
#357d8e  rgb(53, 125, 142)  hsl(191, 46%, 38%)  Teal Blue
#358e46  rgb(53, 142, 70)  hsl(131, 46%, 38%)  Sea Green
#46358e  rgb(70, 53, 142)  hsl(251, 46%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue