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Red Dirt#7F5217

Red Dirt - 01/25/2021

Red Dirt is the Color of the Day for 01/25/2021. Red Dirt has a hex value of #7F5217. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 127, Green: 82, and Blue: 23

Color Spaces of Red Dirt

Hex7F5217#7F5217
RGB127 82 23rgb(127 82 23)
RGB %50 32 9rgb(50 32 9)
CIELAB39.28, 15.63, 40.2
CMY50, 68, 91
CMYK0, 35, 82, 50
HSL34, 69, 29hsl(34 69% 29%)
HSV34, 82, 50hsv(34 82% 50%)
HSI34, 70, 77
HWB34, 9, 50hwb(34 9% 50%)
LCH39.28, 43.13, 68.76
XYZ12.63, 10.82, 1.73

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All About Red Dirt

Red dirt is a rich, warm color that is often associated with the American Southwest. It is a deep reddish-brown color that is reminiscent of the soil found in arid regions of the world. The color is created by a high concentration of iron oxide in the soil, which gives it its characteristic hue. Red dirt is often used in decorative accents in home decor, such as rugs, pillows, and curtains, as it adds a warm and inviting feel to any space.

Beyond its aesthetic qualities, red dirt has cultural significance for many Indigenous communities in the American Southwest. For example, the Navajo people have a concept of hózhó, which translates to "beauty, harmony, balance, and order." This concept is often represented in their art, including weaving and pottery, and is reflected in the use of red dirt as a natural dye.

Overall, red dirt is a versatile and dynamic color that brings warmth and richness to any context in which it is used. Its deep, earthy tones can evoke feelings of connection to the land and the natural world, as well as a sense of tradition and history.

Red Dirt in Fashion

In fashion, red dirt is a popular color for accessories such as bags, shoes, and hats. It pairs well with other warm colors like burnt orange, rust, and mustard, as well as cool colors like navy and olive green. Red dirt can also be found in makeup products, such as lipstick and eyeshadow, adding a touch of warmth and depth to any look.

Closest Common Color

Red Dirt is closest to the common color brown. Brown is a mixture of several different colors. One common mixture is orange and black. Brown can be associated with resilience, strength and reliability. Brown is the color of dirt which makes it a natural color that is the most down-to-earth. You can see brown as the most common human eye color. Grizzly bears, footballs, chocolate, tree bark, and dirt are things that are brown.

Shades of Red Dirt

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Tints of Red Dirt

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Tones of Red Dirt

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Red Dirt all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Red Dirt

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Red Dirt.

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Complementary Color of Red Dirt

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Red Dirt.

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Split Complementary Colors of Red Dirt

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Red Dirt.

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Triadic Colors of Red Dirt

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Red Dirt.

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Tetradic Colors of Red Dirt

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Red Dirt.

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Analogous Colors of Red Dirt

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Red Dirt.

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Variations of Red Dirt

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Red Dirt has RGB values of R:127, G:82, and B:23. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Red Dirt, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Red Dirt.

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Web Safe Color of Red Dirt

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Red Dirt.

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CSS Code for Red Dirt

Text Color
.text-class { color: #7F5217; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #7F5217

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #7F5217; }

This text has a shadow in the color #7F5217

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #7F5217; }

This div tag has a border color of #7F5217

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #7F5217; }

This div tag has a background color of #7F5217

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Red Dirt Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Red Dirt is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Red Dirt Contrast on Black Background

The color Red Dirt has passed 1 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 25% accessibility rating and therefore makes Red Dirt a moderate choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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Red Dirt Contrast on White Background

The color Red Dirt has passed 3 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 75% accessibility rating and therefore makes Red Dirt a good choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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