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#9F514B

#9f514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9f514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.06% magenta, 52.83% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 4.29°, with 35.9% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #9f514b
  2. #4b999f

Split complementary

  1. #9f514b
  2. #4b9f7b
  3. #4b6f9f

Analogous

  1. #9f4b6f
  2. #9f514b
  3. #9f7b4b

Triadic

  1. #9f514b
  2. #4b9f51
  3. #514b9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f514b
  2. #999f4b
  3. #4b999f
  4. #514b9f

Square

  1. #9f514b
  2. #6f9f4b
  3. #4b999f
  4. #7b4b9f

Monochromatic

  1. #371c1a
  2. #6b3732
  3. #9f514b
  4. #bf7d77
  5. #d8afab

Shades

#9f514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f514b
  2. #8f4944
  3. #7f413c
  4. #6f3935
  5. #5f312d
  6. #502926
  7. #40201e
  8. #301817
  9. #20100f
  10. #100808
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f514b
  2. #a9625d
  3. #b2746f
  4. #bc8581
  5. #c59793
  6. #cfa8a5
  7. #d9b9b7
  8. #e2cbc9
  9. #ecdcdb
  10. #f5eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f514b
  2. #9c5650
  3. #995a56
  4. #965f5b
  5. #936460
  6. #906966
  7. #8c6d6b
  8. #897270
  9. #867775
  10. #837b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815f5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766e4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f594a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88644a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74a4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f514b {
  color: #9f514b;
}
Background
.bg-9f514b {
  background-color: #9f514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9f514b {
  border: 2px solid #9f514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 36% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f514b, #9f7b4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 2.89 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.82 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.84 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.19 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.62 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.98 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.98 #60aeb4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Redwood
#9f514b  rgb(159, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 36%, 46%)  Redwood
#4b999f  rgb(75, 153, 159)  hsl(184, 36%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#4b9f51  rgb(75, 159, 81)  hsl(124, 36%, 46%)  Shamrock Green
#514b9f  rgb(81, 75, 159)  hsl(244, 36%, 46%)  Ocean Blue