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#AA5259

#aa5259 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.76% magenta, 47.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 355.23°, with 34.92% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.153

Complementary

  1. #aa5259
  2. #52aaa3

Split complementary

  1. #aa5259
  2. #52aa77
  3. #5285aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5285
  2. #aa5259
  3. #aa7752

Triadic

  1. #aa5259
  2. #59aa52
  3. #5259aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa5259
  2. #aaa352
  3. #52aaa3
  4. #5259aa

Square

  1. #aa5259
  2. #85aa52
  3. #52aaa3
  4. #7752aa

Monochromatic

  1. #432023
  2. #76393e
  3. #aa5259
  4. #c4858a
  5. #ddb8bb

Shades

#aa5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa5259
  2. #994a50
  3. #884247
  4. #77393e
  5. #663135
  6. #55292d
  7. #442124
  8. #33191b
  9. #221012
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa5259
  2. #b3636a
  3. #bb757a
  4. #c4868b
  5. #cc979b
  6. #d5a9ac
  7. #ddbabd
  8. #e6cbcd
  9. #eedcde
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa5259
  2. #a6575d
  3. #a25b61
  4. #9d6065
  5. #996469
  6. #95696d
  7. #916e70
  8. #8d7274
  9. #887778
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656259 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7457 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865c59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b34b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa5259 {
  color: #aa5259;
}
Background
.bg-aa5259 {
  background-color: #aa5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa5259 {
  border: 2px solid #aa5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa5259, #aa7752);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.69 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.67 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.69 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.81 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.63 #55ada6 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#aa5259  rgb(170, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 35%, 49%)  Redwood
#52aaa3  rgb(82, 170, 163)  hsl(175, 35%, 49%)  Verdigris
#59aa52  rgb(89, 170, 82)  hsl(115, 35%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#5259aa  rgb(82, 89, 170)  hsl(235, 35%, 49%)  Iris