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#3C1914

#3c1914 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1914 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 7.5°, with 50% saturation and 15.69% 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 15.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.0171

Complementary

  1. #3c1914
  2. #14373c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1914
  2. #143c2d
  3. #14233c

Analogous

  1. #3c1423
  2. #3c1914
  3. #3c2d14

Triadic

  1. #3c1914
  2. #143c19
  3. #19143c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1914
  2. #373c14
  3. #14373c
  4. #19143c

Square

  1. #3c1914
  2. #233c14
  3. #14373c
  4. #2d143c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0605
  2. #0f0605
  3. #3c1914
  4. #753127
  5. #af493a

Shades

#3c1914 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1914
  2. #361712
  3. #301410
  4. #2a120e
  5. #240f0c
  6. #1e0d0a
  7. #180a08
  8. #120806
  9. #0c0504
  10. #060302
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1914 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1914
  2. #50302c
  3. #634743
  4. #775e5b
  5. #8a7572
  6. #9e8c8a
  7. #b1a3a1
  8. #c5bab9
  9. #d8d1d0
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1914 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1914
  2. #43231f
  3. #4a2e2a
  4. #503834
  5. #57423f
  6. #5e4d4a
  7. #655755
  8. #6c6160
  9. #726b6a
  10. #797675
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f201e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #221f13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2613 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #421318 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1d14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #322214 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #401616 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1914 {
  color: #3c1914;
}
Background
.bg-3c1914 {
  background-color: #3c1914;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1914 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1914;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1914;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 50% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1914 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1914, #3c2d14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1914 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 20 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.91 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.75 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.63 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.05 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.40 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.82 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 15.43 #c3e6eb Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1914  rgb(60, 25, 20)  hsl(8, 50%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#14373c  rgb(20, 55, 60)  hsl(188, 50%, 16%)  Midnight Green
#143c19  rgb(20, 60, 25)  hsl(128, 50%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#19143c  rgb(25, 20, 60)  hsl(248, 50%, 16%)  Oxford Blue