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#A55152

#a55152 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a55152 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 31.76% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.91% magenta, 50.3% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 359.29°, with 34.15% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #a55152
  2. #51a5a4

Split complementary

  1. #a55152
  2. #51a57a
  3. #517ca5

Analogous

  1. #a5517c
  2. #a55152
  3. #a57a51

Triadic

  1. #a55152
  2. #52a551
  3. #5152a5

Tetradic

  1. #a55152
  2. #a5a451
  3. #51a5a4
  4. #5152a5

Square

  1. #a55152
  2. #7ca551
  3. #51a5a4
  4. #7a51a5

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1f1f
  2. #723839
  3. #a55152
  4. #c18182
  5. #dab5b5

Shades

#a55152 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a55152
  2. #95494a
  3. #844142
  4. #743939
  5. #633131
  6. #532929
  7. #422021
  8. #321819
  9. #211010
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#a55152 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a55152
  2. #ae6263
  3. #b77475
  4. #c08586
  5. #c99797
  6. #d2a8a9
  7. #dbb9ba
  8. #e4cbcb
  9. #eddcdc
  10. #f6eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a55152 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a55152
  2. #a15657
  3. #9e5a5b
  4. #9a5f60
  5. #966464
  6. #936969
  7. #8f6d6e
  8. #8b7272
  9. #877777
  10. #847b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646052 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797150 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34552 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #835a52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6651 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4a52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a55152 {
  color: #a55152;
}
Background
.bg-a55152 {
  background-color: #a55152;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a55152 {
  border: 2px solid #a55152;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a55152;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 81 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 34% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a55152 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a55152, #a57a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a55152 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 81 82 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.84 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.73 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.82 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.32 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.33 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.38 #5aaead Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Redwood
#a55152  rgb(165, 81, 82)  hsl(359, 34%, 48%)  Redwood
#51a5a4  rgb(81, 165, 164)  hsl(179, 34%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#52a551  rgb(82, 165, 81)  hsl(119, 34%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#5152a5  rgb(81, 82, 165)  hsl(239, 34%, 48%)  Ocean Blue