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#AE5259

#ae5259 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.87% magenta, 48.85% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 355.43°, with 36.22% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #ae5259
  2. #52aea7

Split complementary

  1. #ae5259
  2. #52ae79
  3. #5287ae

Analogous

  1. #ae5287
  2. #ae5259
  3. #ae7952

Triadic

  1. #ae5259
  2. #59ae52
  3. #5259ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae5259
  2. #aea752
  3. #52aea7
  4. #5259ae

Square

  1. #ae5259
  2. #87ae52
  3. #52aea7
  4. #7952ae

Monochromatic

  1. #462124
  2. #7a393e
  3. #ae5259
  4. #c6868b
  5. #dfbabd

Shades

#ae5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae5259
  2. #9d4a50
  3. #8b4247
  4. #7a393e
  5. #683135
  6. #57292d
  7. #462124
  8. #34191b
  9. #231012
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae5259
  2. #b6636a
  3. #be757a
  4. #c6868b
  5. #ce979b
  6. #d7a9ac
  7. #dfbabd
  8. #e7cbcd
  9. #efdcde
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae5259
  2. #a9575d
  3. #a55b61
  4. #a06065
  5. #9c6469
  6. #97696d
  7. #926e70
  8. #8e7274
  9. #897778
  10. #857b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6467 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666359 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4555 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895d59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae5259 {
  color: #ae5259;
}
Background
.bg-ae5259 {
  background-color: #ae5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae5259 {
  border: 2px solid #ae5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae5259, #ae7952);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.93 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.98 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.05 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.25 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.40 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.41 #51ada6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae5259  rgb(174, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 36%, 50%)  Redwood
#52aea7  rgb(82, 174, 167)  hsl(175, 36%, 50%)  Verdigris
#59ae52  rgb(89, 174, 82)  hsl(115, 36%, 50%)  Mantis
#5259ae  rgb(82, 89, 174)  hsl(235, 36%, 50%)  Iris