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#AE4E4E

#ae4e4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #4eaeae

Split complementary

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #4eae7e
  3. #4e7eae

Analogous

  1. #ae4e7e
  2. #ae4e4e
  3. #ae7e4e

Triadic

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #4eae4e
  3. #4e4eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #aeae4e
  3. #4eaeae
  4. #4e4eae

Square

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #7eae4e
  3. #4eaeae
  4. #7e4eae

Monochromatic

  1. #441f1f
  2. #793636
  3. #ae4e4e
  4. #c78282
  5. #deb6b6

Shades

#ae4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #9d4646
  3. #8b3e3e
  4. #7a3737
  5. #682f2f
  6. #572727
  7. #461f1f
  8. #341717
  9. #231010
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #b66060
  3. #be7171
  4. #c68383
  5. #ce9595
  6. #d7a7a7
  7. #dfb8b8
  8. #e7caca
  9. #efdcdc
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4e4e
  2. #a95353
  3. #a55858
  4. #a05d5d
  5. #9c6262
  6. #976767
  7. #926c6c
  8. #8e7171
  9. #897676
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65604d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be3f4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88594e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93674d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8454e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4e4e {
  color: #ae4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ae4e4e {
  background-color: #ae4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ae4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4e4e, #ae7e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.31 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.72 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.01 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.11 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.31 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.03 #51b1b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae4e4e  rgb(174, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eaeae  rgb(78, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 38%, 49%)  Verdigris
#4eae4e  rgb(78, 174, 78)  hsl(120, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e4eae  rgb(78, 78, 174)  hsl(240, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue