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#B8564E

#b8564e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8564e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.26% magenta, 57.61% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 4.53°, with 42.74% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #b8564e
  2. #4eb0b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8564e
  2. #4eb88b
  3. #4e7bb8

Analogous

  1. #b84e7b
  2. #b8564e
  3. #b88b4e

Triadic

  1. #b8564e
  2. #4eb856
  3. #564eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8564e
  2. #b0b84e
  3. #4eb0b8
  4. #564eb8

Square

  1. #b8564e
  2. #7bb84e
  3. #4eb0b8
  4. #8b4eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #4e231f
  2. #843b35
  3. #b8564e
  4. #ce8a85
  5. #e4bebb

Shades

#b8564e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8564e
  2. #a64d46
  3. #93453e
  4. #813c37
  5. #6e342f
  6. #5c2b27
  7. #4a221f
  8. #371a17
  9. #251110
  10. #120908
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8564e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8564e
  2. #bf6760
  3. #c67871
  4. #cd8983
  5. #d49a95
  6. #dcaba7
  7. #e3bbb8
  8. #eaccca
  9. #f1dddc
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8564e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8564e
  2. #b25a53
  3. #ad5e58
  4. #a7635d
  5. #a26762
  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 #946967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94555 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91614d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24d52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8564e {
  color: #b8564e;
}
Background
.bg-b8564e {
  background-color: #b8564e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8564e {
  border: 2px solid #b8564e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8564e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 86 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8564e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8564e, #b88b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8564e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 86 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.43 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.49 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.20 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 9.20 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.27 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.27 #47a9b1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Redwood
#b8564e  rgb(184, 86, 78)  hsl(5, 43%, 51%)  Redwood
#4eb0b8  rgb(78, 176, 184)  hsl(185, 43%, 51%)  Verdigris
#4eb856  rgb(78, 184, 86)  hsl(125, 43%, 51%)  Mantis
#564eb8  rgb(86, 78, 184)  hsl(245, 43%, 51%)  Iris