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#9C514B

#9c514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9c514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.08% magenta, 51.92% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 4.44°, with 35.06% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #9c514b
  2. #4b969c

Split complementary

  1. #9c514b
  2. #4b9c79
  3. #4b6d9c

Analogous

  1. #9c4b6d
  2. #9c514b
  3. #9c794b

Triadic

  1. #9c514b
  2. #4b9c51
  3. #514b9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c514b
  2. #969c4b
  3. #4b969c
  4. #514b9c

Square

  1. #9c514b
  2. #6d9c4b
  3. #4b969c
  4. #794b9c

Monochromatic

  1. #351b19
  2. #683632
  3. #9c514b
  4. #bd7b76
  5. #d6adaa

Shades

#9c514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c514b
  2. #8c4944
  3. #7d413c
  4. #6d3935
  5. #5e312d
  6. #4e2926
  7. #3e201e
  8. #2f1817
  9. #1f100f
  10. #100808
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c514b
  2. #a6625d
  3. #b0746f
  4. #ba8581
  5. #c49793
  6. #cea8a5
  7. #d7b9b7
  8. #e1cbc9
  9. #ebdcdb
  10. #f5eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c514b
  2. #995650
  3. #965a56
  4. #945f5b
  5. #916460
  6. #8e6966
  7. #8b6d6b
  8. #887270
  9. #867775
  10. #837b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756d4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a94650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d594a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86634a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a44b4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c514b {
  color: #9c514b;
}
Background
.bg-9c514b {
  background-color: #9c514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c514b {
  border: 2px solid #9c514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c514b, #9c794b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.18 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.67 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.43 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.00 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.04 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.14 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 9.14 #63aeb4 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Redwood
#9c514b  rgb(156, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 35%, 45%)  Redwood
#4b969c  rgb(75, 150, 156)  hsl(184, 35%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#4b9c51  rgb(75, 156, 81)  hsl(124, 35%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#514b9c  rgb(81, 75, 156)  hsl(244, 35%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue