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#AC5259

#ac5259 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.33% magenta, 48.26% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 355.33°, with 35.43% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #ac5259
  2. #52aca5

Split complementary

  1. #ac5259
  2. #52ac78
  3. #5286ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5286
  2. #ac5259
  3. #ac7852

Triadic

  1. #ac5259
  2. #59ac52
  3. #5259ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac5259
  2. #aca552
  3. #52aca5
  4. #5259ac

Square

  1. #ac5259
  2. #86ac52
  3. #52aca5
  4. #7852ac

Monochromatic

  1. #442123
  2. #78393e
  3. #ac5259
  4. #c5858a
  5. #deb9bc

Shades

#ac5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac5259
  2. #9b4a50
  3. #8a4247
  4. #78393e
  5. #673135
  6. #56292d
  7. #452124
  8. #34191b
  9. #221012
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac5259
  2. #b4636a
  3. #bd757a
  4. #c5868b
  5. #cd979b
  6. #d6a9ac
  7. #debabd
  8. #e6cbcd
  9. #eedcde
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac5259
  2. #a8575d
  3. #a35b61
  4. #9f6065
  5. #9a6469
  6. #96696d
  7. #926e70
  8. #8d7274
  9. #897778
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656359 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7557 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875c59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac5259 {
  color: #ac5259;
}
Background
.bg-ac5259 {
  background-color: #ac5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac5259 {
  border: 2px solid #ac5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac5259, #ac7852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.30 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.85 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.40 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.05 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.43 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.51 #53ada6 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Redwood
#ac5259  rgb(172, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 35%, 50%)  Redwood
#52aca5  rgb(82, 172, 165)  hsl(175, 35%, 50%)  Verdigris
#59ac52  rgb(89, 172, 82)  hsl(115, 35%, 50%)  Mantis
#5259ac  rgb(82, 89, 172)  hsl(235, 35%, 50%)  Iris