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#3C1917

#3c1917 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1917 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 61.67% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 3.24°, with 44.58% saturation and 16.27% 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 15.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.0172

Complementary

  1. #3c1917
  2. #173a3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1917
  2. #173c2b
  3. #17273c

Analogous

  1. #3c1727
  2. #3c1917
  3. #3c2b17

Triadic

  1. #3c1917
  2. #173c19
  3. #19173c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1917
  2. #3a3c17
  3. #173a3c
  4. #19173c

Square

  1. #3c1917
  2. #273c17
  3. #173a3c
  4. #2b173c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0606
  2. #0f0606
  3. #3c1917
  4. #73302c
  5. #ab4741

Shades

#3c1917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1917
  2. #361715
  3. #301412
  4. #2a1210
  5. #240f0e
  6. #1e0d0c
  7. #180a09
  8. #120807
  9. #0c0505
  10. #060302
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1917
  2. #50302e
  3. #634745
  4. #775e5d
  5. #8a7574
  6. #9e8c8b
  7. #b1a3a2
  8. #c5bab9
  9. #d8d1d1
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1917
  2. #432322
  3. #4a2e2c
  4. #503837
  5. #574241
  6. #5e4d4c
  7. #655756
  8. #6c6161
  9. #726b6b
  10. #797676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f201f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #211f17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2616 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #421419 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1d17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #322217 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #401618 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1917 {
  color: #3c1917;
}
Background
.bg-3c1917 {
  background-color: #3c1917;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1917 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 45% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1917, #3c2b17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 23 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.25 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.45 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.95 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.89 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.89 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 15.20 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 15.48 #c3e6e8 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1917  rgb(60, 25, 23)  hsl(3, 45%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#173a3c  rgb(23, 58, 60)  hsl(183, 45%, 16%)  Midnight Green
#173c19  rgb(23, 60, 25)  hsl(123, 45%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#19173c  rgb(25, 23, 60)  hsl(243, 45%, 16%)  Oxford Blue