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#B8564C

#b8564c ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8564c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 33.73% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.26% magenta, 58.7% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 5.56°, with 43.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #b8564c
  2. #4caeb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8564c
  2. #4cb88c
  3. #4c78b8

Analogous

  1. #b84c78
  2. #b8564c
  3. #b88c4c

Triadic

  1. #b8564c
  2. #4cb856
  3. #564cb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8564c
  2. #aeb84c
  3. #4caeb8
  4. #564cb8

Square

  1. #b8564c
  2. #78b84c
  3. #4caeb8
  4. #8c4cb8

Monochromatic

  1. #4d231e
  2. #833b34
  3. #b8564c
  4. #ce8a83
  5. #e3bdba

Shades

#b8564c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8564c
  2. #a64d44
  3. #93453d
  4. #813c35
  5. #6e342e
  6. #5c2b26
  7. #4a221e
  8. #371a17
  9. #25110f
  10. #120908
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8564c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8564c
  2. #bf675e
  3. #c67870
  4. #cd8982
  5. #d49a94
  6. #dcaba6
  7. #e3bbb7
  8. #eaccc9
  9. #f1dddb
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8564c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8564c
  2. #b25a51
  3. #ad5e56
  4. #a7635c
  5. #a26761
  6. #9c6b66
  7. #966f6b
  8. #917370
  9. #8b7876
  10. #867c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946966 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92614b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6e4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24c51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8564c {
  color: #b8564c;
}
Background
.bg-b8564c {
  background-color: #b8564c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8564c {
  border: 2px solid #b8564c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8564c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 86 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8564c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8564c, #b88c4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8564c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 86 76 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.58 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.03 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.86 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.95 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 9.02 #47a9b3 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Redwood
#b8564c  rgb(184, 86, 76)  hsl(6, 43%, 51%)  Redwood
#4caeb8  rgb(76, 174, 184)  hsl(186, 43%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#4cb856  rgb(76, 184, 86)  hsl(126, 43%, 51%)  Mantis
#564cb8  rgb(86, 76, 184)  hsl(246, 43%, 51%)  Ocean Blue