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#AF5259

#af5259 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.14% magenta, 49.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 355.48°, with 36.76% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #af5259
  2. #52afa8

Split complementary

  1. #af5259
  2. #52af79
  3. #5288af

Analogous

  1. #af5288
  2. #af5259
  3. #af7952

Triadic

  1. #af5259
  2. #59af52
  3. #5259af

Tetradic

  1. #af5259
  2. #afa852
  3. #52afa8
  4. #5259af

Square

  1. #af5259
  2. #88af52
  3. #52afa8
  4. #7952af

Monochromatic

  1. #472124
  2. #7b393e
  3. #af5259
  4. #c7868b
  5. #dfbbbd

Shades

#af5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af5259
  2. #9e4a50
  3. #8c4247
  4. #7b393e
  5. #693135
  6. #58292d
  7. #462124
  8. #35191b
  9. #231012
  10. #120809
  11. #000000

Tints

#af5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af5259
  2. #b7636a
  3. #bf757a
  4. #c7868b
  5. #cf979b
  6. #d7a9ac
  7. #dfbabd
  8. #e7cbcd
  9. #efdcde
  10. #f7eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af5259
  2. #aa575d
  3. #a65b61
  4. #a16065
  5. #9c6469
  6. #98696d
  7. #936e70
  8. #8e7274
  9. #897778
  10. #857b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6567 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666359 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4555 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895d59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af5259 {
  color: #af5259;
}
Background
.bg-af5259 {
  background-color: #af5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af5259 {
  border: 2px solid #af5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af5259, #af7952);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.74 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.78 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.15 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.17 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.36 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.59 #50ada6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Redwood
#af5259  rgb(175, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 37%, 50%)  Redwood
#52afa8  rgb(82, 175, 168)  hsl(175, 37%, 50%)  Verdigris
#59af52  rgb(89, 175, 82)  hsl(115, 37%, 50%)  Mantis
#5259af  rgb(82, 89, 175)  hsl(235, 37%, 50%)  Iris