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#3C1912

#3c1912 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1912 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 9.8% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 70% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 53.85% saturation and 15.29% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.88.

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Relative luminance0.017

Complementary

  1. #3c1912
  2. #12353c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1912
  2. #123c2e
  3. #12203c

Analogous

  1. #3c1220
  2. #3c1912
  3. #3c2e12

Triadic

  1. #3c1912
  2. #123c19
  3. #19123c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1912
  2. #353c12
  3. #12353c
  4. #19123c

Square

  1. #3c1912
  2. #203c12
  3. #12353c
  4. #2e123c

Monochromatic

  1. #100705
  2. #100705
  3. #3c1912
  4. #773224
  5. #b24a35

Shades

#3c1912 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1912
  2. #361710
  3. #30140e
  4. #2a120d
  5. #240f0b
  6. #1e0d09
  7. #180a07
  8. #120805
  9. #0c0504
  10. #060302
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1912 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1912
  2. #50302a
  3. #634741
  4. #775e59
  5. #8a7571
  6. #9e8c89
  7. #b1a3a0
  8. #c5bab8
  9. #d8d1d0
  10. #ece8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1912 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1912
  2. #43231d
  3. #4a2e28
  4. #503833
  5. #57423e
  6. #5e4d49
  7. #655754
  8. #6c615f
  9. #726b6a
  10. #797675
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f201d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #221f11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2611 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #421317 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1c12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #322112 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #401515 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1912 {
  color: #3c1912;
}
Background
.bg-3c1912 {
  background-color: #3c1912;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1912 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1912;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1912;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 54% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1912 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1912, #3c2e12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1912 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 18 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.88 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.40 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.58 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.19 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.81 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.64 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 15.32 #c3e6ed Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1912  rgb(60, 25, 18)  hsl(10, 54%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#12353c  rgb(18, 53, 60)  hsl(190, 54%, 15%)  Midnight Green
#123c19  rgb(18, 60, 25)  hsl(130, 54%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#19123c  rgb(25, 18, 60)  hsl(250, 54%, 15%)  Oxford Blue