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#A8564E

#a8564e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8564e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 33.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.81% magenta, 53.57% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 5.33°, with 36.59% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #a8564e
  2. #4ea0a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8564e
  2. #4ea883
  3. #4e73a8

Analogous

  1. #a84e73
  2. #a8564e
  3. #a8834e

Triadic

  1. #a8564e
  2. #4ea856
  3. #564ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8564e
  2. #a0a84e
  3. #4ea0a8
  4. #564ea8

Square

  1. #a8564e
  2. #73a84e
  3. #4ea0a8
  4. #834ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #40211d
  2. #743b36
  3. #a8564e
  4. #c4857f
  5. #dcb7b3

Shades

#a8564e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8564e
  2. #974d46
  3. #86453e
  4. #763c37
  5. #65342f
  6. #542b27
  7. #43221f
  8. #321a17
  9. #221110
  10. #110908
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8564e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8564e
  2. #b16760
  3. #b97871
  4. #c28983
  5. #cb9a95
  6. #d4aba7
  7. #dcbbb8
  8. #e5ccca
  9. #eedddc
  10. #f6eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8564e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8564e
  2. #a45a53
  3. #a05e58
  4. #9c635d
  5. #986762
  6. #946b67
  7. #906f6c
  8. #8c7371
  9. #887876
  10. #847c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896563 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69634d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74954 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875e4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906a4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14f52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8564e {
  color: #a8564e;
}
Background
.bg-a8564e {
  background-color: #a8564e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a8564e {
  border: 2px solid #a8564e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8564e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 86 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 37% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8564e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8564e, #a8834e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8564e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 86 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 1.54 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.22 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.97 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.43 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.14 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 10.15 #57a9b1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Redwood
#a8564e  rgb(168, 86, 78)  hsl(5, 37%, 48%)  Redwood
#4ea0a8  rgb(78, 160, 168)  hsl(185, 37%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#4ea856  rgb(78, 168, 86)  hsl(125, 37%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#564ea8  rgb(86, 78, 168)  hsl(245, 37%, 48%)  Ocean Blue