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#8E514B

#8e514b ≈ Tuscan Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8e514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.96% magenta, 47.18% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 5.37°, with 30.88% saturation and 42.55% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tuscan Red (#7c4848), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1214

Complementary

  1. #8e514b
  2. #4b888e

Split complementary

  1. #8e514b
  2. #4b8e72
  3. #4b678e

Analogous

  1. #8e4b67
  2. #8e514b
  3. #8e724b

Triadic

  1. #8e514b
  2. #4b8e51
  3. #514b8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e514b
  2. #888e4b
  3. #4b888e
  4. #514b8e

Square

  1. #8e514b
  2. #678e4b
  3. #4b888e
  4. #724b8e

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1816
  2. #5c3431
  3. #8e514b
  4. #b47771
  5. #cfa7a3

Shades

#8e514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e514b
  2. #804944
  3. #72413c
  4. #633935
  5. #55312d
  6. #472926
  7. #39201e
  8. #2b1817
  9. #1c100f
  10. #0e0808
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e514b
  2. #99625d
  3. #a5746f
  4. #b08581
  5. #bb9793
  6. #c7a8a5
  7. #d2b9b7
  8. #ddcbc9
  9. #e8dcdb
  10. #f4eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e514b
  2. #8d5650
  3. #8b5a56
  4. #8a5f5b
  5. #886460
  6. #876966
  7. #866d6b
  8. #847270
  9. #837775
  10. #817b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d674a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #994950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74574b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5f4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #954c4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e514b {
  color: #8e514b;
}
Background
.bg-8e514b {
  background-color: #8e514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e514b {
  border: 2px solid #8e514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 31% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e514b, #8e724b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.20 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.50 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.12 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.37 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.87 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 9.79 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.27 #71aeb4 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Tuscan Red
#8e514b  rgb(142, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 31%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#4b888e  rgb(75, 136, 142)  hsl(185, 31%, 43%)  Dark Cyan
#4b8e51  rgb(75, 142, 81)  hsl(125, 31%, 43%)  Sea Green
#514b8e  rgb(81, 75, 142)  hsl(245, 31%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue