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#AB445A

#ab445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab445a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.23% magenta, 47.37% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 347.18°, with 43.1% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 7.56.

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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #ab445a
  2. #44ab95

Split complementary

  1. #ab445a
  2. #44ab61
  3. #448eab

Analogous

  1. #ab448e
  2. #ab445a
  3. #ab6144

Triadic

  1. #ab445a
  2. #5aab44
  3. #445aab

Tetradic

  1. #ab445a
  2. #ab9544
  3. #44ab95
  4. #445aab

Square

  1. #ab445a
  2. #8eab44
  3. #44ab95
  4. #6144ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1820
  2. #742e3d
  3. #ab445a
  4. #c87486
  5. #ddabb5

Shades

#ab445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab445a
  2. #9a3d51
  3. #893648
  4. #78303f
  5. #672936
  6. #56222d
  7. #441b24
  8. #33141b
  9. #220e12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab445a
  2. #b3576b
  3. #bc697b
  4. #c47c8c
  5. #cd8f9c
  6. #d5a2ad
  7. #ddb4bd
  8. #e6c7ce
  9. #eedade
  10. #f7ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab445a
  2. #a74a5e
  3. #a25062
  4. #9e5665
  5. #9a5c69
  6. #96626d
  7. #916871
  8. #8d6e75
  9. #897478
  10. #847a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5a5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746f58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba364c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82525a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab445a {
  color: #ab445a;
}
Background
.bg-ab445a {
  background-color: #ab445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab445a {
  border: 2px solid #ab445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 43% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab445a, #ab6144);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.56 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.09 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.70 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.10 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.39 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 9.49 #54bba5 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ab445a  rgb(171, 68, 90)  hsl(347, 43%, 47%)  Brick Red
#44ab95  rgb(68, 171, 149)  hsl(167, 43%, 47%)  Persian Green
#5aab44  rgb(90, 171, 68)  hsl(107, 43%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#445aab  rgb(68, 90, 171)  hsl(227, 43%, 47%)  Sapphire