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#AB4635

#ab4635 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab4635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.06% magenta, 69.01% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 8.64°, with 52.68% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #ab4635
  2. #359aab

Split complementary

  1. #ab4635
  2. #35ab81
  3. #355fab

Analogous

  1. #ab355f
  2. #ab4635
  3. #ab8135

Triadic

  1. #ab4635
  2. #35ab46
  3. #4635ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab4635
  2. #9aab35
  3. #359aab
  4. #4635ab

Square

  1. #ab4635
  2. #5fab35
  3. #359aab
  4. #8135ab

Monochromatic

  1. #361611
  2. #712e23
  3. #ab4635
  4. #cd6f5f
  5. #e0a499

Shades

#ab4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab4635
  2. #9a3f30
  3. #89382a
  4. #783125
  5. #672a20
  6. #56231b
  7. #441c15
  8. #331510
  9. #220e0b
  10. #110705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab4635
  2. #b35949
  3. #bc6b5d
  4. #c47e72
  5. #cd9086
  6. #d5a39a
  7. #ddb5ae
  8. #e6c8c2
  9. #eedad7
  10. #f7edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab4635
  2. #a74c3d
  3. #a25244
  4. #9e574c
  5. #9a5d53
  6. #96635b
  7. #916962
  8. #8d6f6a
  9. #897471
  10. #847a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875b56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615833 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3142 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #855234 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906133 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53a3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab4635 {
  color: #ab4635;
}
Background
.bg-ab4635 {
  background-color: #ab4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab4635 {
  border: 2px solid #ab4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 53% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab4635, #ab8135);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 4.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.21 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.48 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.86 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.13 #54b9ca Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#ab4635  rgb(171, 70, 53)  hsl(9, 53%, 44%)  Chestnut
#359aab  rgb(53, 154, 171)  hsl(189, 53%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#35ab46  rgb(53, 171, 70)  hsl(129, 53%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#4635ab  rgb(70, 53, 171)  hsl(249, 53%, 44%)  Ocean Blue