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#AF4E4E

#af4e4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.43% magenta, 55.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 38.34% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #4eafaf

Split complementary

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #4eaf7f
  3. #4e7faf

Analogous

  1. #af4e7f
  2. #af4e4e
  3. #af7f4e

Triadic

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #4eaf4e
  3. #4e4eaf

Tetradic

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #afaf4e
  3. #4eafaf
  4. #4e4eaf

Square

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #7faf4e
  3. #4eafaf
  4. #7f4eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #451f1f
  2. #7a3636
  3. #af4e4e
  4. #c78282
  5. #dfb7b7

Shades

#af4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #9e4646
  3. #8c3e3e
  4. #7b3737
  5. #692f2f
  6. #582727
  7. #461f1f
  8. #351717
  9. #231010
  10. #120808
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #b76060
  3. #bf7171
  4. #c78383
  5. #cf9595
  6. #d7a7a7
  7. #dfb8b8
  8. #e7caca
  9. #efdcdc
  10. #f7eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4e4e
  2. #aa5353
  3. #a65858
  4. #a15d5d
  5. #9c6262
  6. #986767
  7. #936c6c
  8. #8e7171
  9. #897676
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65604d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89594e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94674d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9454f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4e4e {
  color: #af4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-af4e4e {
  background-color: #af4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #af4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4e4e, #af7f4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.37 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.11 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.65 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.96 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.42 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.07 #50b1b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Redwood
#af4e4e  rgb(175, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 38%, 50%)  Redwood
#4eafaf  rgb(78, 175, 175)  hsl(180, 38%, 50%)  Verdigris
#4eaf4e  rgb(78, 175, 78)  hsl(120, 38%, 50%)  Mantis
#4e4eaf  rgb(78, 78, 175)  hsl(240, 38%, 50%)  Ocean Blue