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#AE4635

#ae4635 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae4635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.77% magenta, 69.54% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 8.43°, with 53.3% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #ae4635
  2. #359dae

Split complementary

  1. #ae4635
  2. #35ae82
  3. #3561ae

Analogous

  1. #ae3561
  2. #ae4635
  3. #ae8235

Triadic

  1. #ae4635
  2. #35ae46
  3. #4635ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4635
  2. #9dae35
  3. #359dae
  4. #4635ae

Square

  1. #ae4635
  2. #61ae35
  3. #359dae
  4. #8235ae

Monochromatic

  1. #391711
  2. #732e23
  3. #ae4635
  4. #cf7061
  5. #e1a59b

Shades

#ae4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4635
  2. #9d3f30
  3. #8b382a
  4. #7a3125
  5. #682a20
  6. #57231b
  7. #461c15
  8. #341510
  9. #230e0b
  10. #110705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4635
  2. #b65949
  3. #be6b5d
  4. #c67e72
  5. #ce9086
  6. #d7a39a
  7. #dfb5ae
  8. #e7c8c2
  9. #efdad7
  10. #f7edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4635
  2. #a94c3d
  3. #a55244
  4. #a0574c
  5. #9c5d53
  6. #97635b
  7. #926962
  8. #8e6f6a
  9. #897471
  10. #857a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895c57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625933 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875234 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926233 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83a3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4635 {
  color: #ae4635;
}
Background
.bg-ae4635 {
  background-color: #ae4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4635 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4635, #ae8235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.26 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.22 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.70 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.70 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.84 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.04 #51b9ca Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#ae4635  rgb(174, 70, 53)  hsl(8, 53%, 45%)  Chestnut
#359dae  rgb(53, 157, 174)  hsl(188, 53%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#35ae46  rgb(53, 174, 70)  hsl(128, 53%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#4635ae  rgb(70, 53, 174)  hsl(248, 53%, 45%)  Ocean Blue