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#AD5259

#ad5259 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ad5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.6% magenta, 48.55% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 355.38°, with 35.69% saturation and 50% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #ad5259
  2. #52ada6

Split complementary

  1. #ad5259
  2. #52ad78
  3. #5287ad

Analogous

  1. #ad5287
  2. #ad5259
  3. #ad7852

Triadic

  1. #ad5259
  2. #59ad52
  3. #5259ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad5259
  2. #ada652
  3. #52ada6
  4. #5259ad

Square

  1. #ad5259
  2. #87ad52
  3. #52ada6
  4. #7852ad

Monochromatic

  1. #452124
  2. #79393e
  3. #ad5259
  4. #c6868b
  5. #debabd

Shades

#ad5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad5259
  2. #9c4a50
  3. #8a4247
  4. #79393e
  5. #683135
  6. #57292d
  7. #452124
  8. #34191b
  9. #231012
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad5259
  2. #b5636a
  3. #bd757a
  4. #c6868b
  5. #ce979b
  6. #d6a9ac
  7. #debabd
  8. #e6cbcd
  9. #efdcde
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad5259
  2. #a9575d
  3. #a45b61
  4. #a06065
  5. #9b6469
  6. #97696d
  7. #926e70
  8. #8e7274
  9. #897778
  10. #857b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666359 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7557 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #885c59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b64b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad5259 {
  color: #ad5259;
}
Background
.bg-ad5259 {
  background-color: #ad5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad5259 {
  border: 2px solid #ad5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad5259, #ad7852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.51 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.11 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.95 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.19 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.34 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.45 #52ada6 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Redwood
#ad5259  rgb(173, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 36%, 50%)  Redwood
#52ada6  rgb(82, 173, 166)  hsl(175, 36%, 50%)  Verdigris
#59ad52  rgb(89, 173, 82)  hsl(115, 36%, 50%)  Mantis
#5259ad  rgb(82, 89, 173)  hsl(235, 36%, 50%)  Iris