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#AC4E4E

#ac4e4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.65% magenta, 54.65% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 37.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #4eacac

Split complementary

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #4eac7d
  3. #4e7dac

Analogous

  1. #ac4e7d
  2. #ac4e4e
  3. #ac7d4e

Triadic

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #4eac4e
  3. #4e4eac

Tetradic

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #acac4e
  3. #4eacac
  4. #4e4eac

Square

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #7dac4e
  3. #4eacac
  4. #7d4eac

Monochromatic

  1. #431e1e
  2. #773636
  3. #ac4e4e
  4. #c68181
  5. #deb5b5

Shades

#ac4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #9b4646
  3. #8a3e3e
  4. #783737
  5. #672f2f
  6. #562727
  7. #451f1f
  8. #341717
  9. #221010
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #b46060
  3. #bd7171
  4. #c58383
  5. #cd9595
  6. #d6a7a7
  7. #deb8b8
  8. #e6caca
  9. #eedcdc
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac4e4e
  2. #a85353
  3. #a35858
  4. #9f5d5d
  5. #9a6262
  6. #966767
  7. #926c6c
  8. #8d7171
  9. #897676
  10. #847b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645f4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b734c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3f4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87594e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91664d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5454e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac4e4e {
  color: #ac4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ac4e4e {
  background-color: #ac4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ac4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac4e4e, #ac7d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.57 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.89 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.09 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.42 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.86 #53b1b1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac4e4e  rgb(172, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eacac  rgb(78, 172, 172)  hsl(180, 38%, 49%)  Verdigris
#4eac4e  rgb(78, 172, 78)  hsl(120, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e4eac  rgb(78, 78, 172)  hsl(240, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue