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#AC4635

#ac4635 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac4635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.3% magenta, 69.19% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 52.89% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #ac4635
  2. #359bac

Split complementary

  1. #ac4635
  2. #35ac82
  3. #3560ac

Analogous

  1. #ac3560
  2. #ac4635
  3. #ac8235

Triadic

  1. #ac4635
  2. #35ac46
  3. #4635ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac4635
  2. #9bac35
  3. #359bac
  4. #4635ac

Square

  1. #ac4635
  2. #60ac35
  3. #359bac
  4. #8235ac

Monochromatic

  1. #371611
  2. #722e23
  3. #ac4635
  4. #ce6f60
  5. #e0a49a

Shades

#ac4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac4635
  2. #9b3f30
  3. #8a382a
  4. #783125
  5. #672a20
  6. #56231b
  7. #451c15
  8. #341510
  9. #220e0b
  10. #110705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac4635
  2. #b45949
  3. #bd6b5d
  4. #c57e72
  5. #cd9086
  6. #d6a39a
  7. #deb5ae
  8. #e6c8c2
  9. #eedad7
  10. #f7edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac4635
  2. #a84c3d
  3. #a35244
  4. #9f574c
  5. #9a5d53
  6. #96635b
  7. #926962
  8. #8d6f6a
  9. #897471
  10. #847a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885b57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615933 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6f32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865234 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916133 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63a3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac4635 {
  color: #ac4635;
}
Background
.bg-ac4635 {
  background-color: #ac4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac4635 {
  border: 2px solid #ac4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 53% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac4635, #ac8235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 4.85 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.20 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.55 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.55 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.85 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.16 #53b9ca Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#ac4635  rgb(172, 70, 53)  hsl(9, 53%, 44%)  Chestnut
#359bac  rgb(53, 155, 172)  hsl(189, 53%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#35ac46  rgb(53, 172, 70)  hsl(129, 53%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#4635ac  rgb(70, 53, 172)  hsl(249, 53%, 44%)  Ocean Blue