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#B8564D

#b8564d ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8564d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.26% magenta, 58.15% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 5.05°, with 42.97% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.1738

Complementary

  1. #b8564d
  2. #4dafb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8564d
  2. #4db88c
  3. #4d7ab8

Analogous

  1. #b84d7a
  2. #b8564d
  3. #b88c4d

Triadic

  1. #b8564d
  2. #4db856
  3. #564db8

Tetradic

  1. #b8564d
  2. #afb84d
  3. #4dafb8
  4. #564db8

Square

  1. #b8564d
  2. #7ab84d
  3. #4dafb8
  4. #8c4db8

Monochromatic

  1. #4d231f
  2. #843b35
  3. #b8564d
  4. #ce8a84
  5. #e4beba

Shades

#b8564d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8564d
  2. #a64d45
  3. #93453e
  4. #813c36
  5. #6e342e
  6. #5c2b27
  7. #4a221f
  8. #371a17
  9. #25110f
  10. #120908
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8564d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8564d
  2. #bf675f
  3. #c67871
  4. #cd8982
  5. #d49a94
  6. #dcaba6
  7. #e3bbb8
  8. #eaccca
  9. #f1dddb
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8564d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8564d
  2. #b25a52
  3. #ad5e57
  4. #a7635c
  5. #a26761
  6. #9c6b67
  7. #966f6c
  8. #917371
  9. #8b7876
  10. #867c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946966 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91614c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6e4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24c51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8564d {
  color: #b8564d;
}
Background
.bg-b8564d {
  background-color: #b8564d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8564d {
  border: 2px solid #b8564d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8564d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 86 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8564d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8564d, #b88c4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8564d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 86 77 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.49 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.57 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.10 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.10 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 9.10 #47a9b2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Redwood
#b8564d  rgb(184, 86, 77)  hsl(5, 43%, 51%)  Redwood
#4dafb8  rgb(77, 175, 184)  hsl(185, 43%, 51%)  Verdigris
#4db856  rgb(77, 184, 86)  hsl(125, 43%, 51%)  Mantis
#564db8  rgb(86, 77, 184)  hsl(245, 43%, 51%)  Ocean Blue