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#AE514B

#ae514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.45% magenta, 56.9% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 3.64°, with 39.76% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #ae514b
  2. #4ba8ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae514b
  2. #4bae82
  3. #4b76ae

Analogous

  1. #ae4b76
  2. #ae514b
  3. #ae824b

Triadic

  1. #ae514b
  2. #4bae51
  3. #514bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae514b
  2. #a8ae4b
  3. #4ba8ae
  4. #514bae

Square

  1. #ae514b
  2. #76ae4b
  3. #4ba8ae
  4. #824bae

Monochromatic

  1. #431f1d
  2. #793834
  3. #ae514b
  4. #c7837e
  5. #deb6b4

Shades

#ae514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae514b
  2. #9d4944
  3. #8b413c
  4. #7a3935
  5. #68312d
  6. #572926
  7. #46201e
  8. #341817
  9. #23100f
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae514b
  2. #b6625d
  3. #be746f
  4. #c68581
  5. #ce9793
  6. #d7a8a5
  7. #dfb9b7
  8. #e7cbc9
  9. #efdcdb
  10. #f7eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae514b
  2. #a95650
  3. #a55a56
  4. #a05f5b
  5. #9c6460
  6. #976966
  7. #926d6b
  8. #8e7270
  9. #897775
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6361 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67614a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7549 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4250 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94684a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8484e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae514b {
  color: #ae514b;
}
Background
.bg-ae514b {
  background-color: #ae514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae514b {
  border: 2px solid #ae514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae514b, #ae824b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.33 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.43 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.50 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.55 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.80 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.60 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.07 #51aeb4 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae514b  rgb(174, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 40%, 49%)  Redwood
#4ba8ae  rgb(75, 168, 174)  hsl(184, 40%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#4bae51  rgb(75, 174, 81)  hsl(124, 40%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#514bae  rgb(81, 75, 174)  hsl(244, 40%, 49%)  Ocean Blue