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#3C1918

#3c1918 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1918 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 60% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 1.67°, with 42.86% saturation and 16.47% 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 15.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.0172

Complementary

  1. #3c1918
  2. #183b3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1918
  2. #183c2b
  3. #18293c

Analogous

  1. #3c1829
  2. #3c1918
  3. #3c2b18

Triadic

  1. #3c1918
  2. #183c19
  3. #19183c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1918
  2. #3b3c18
  3. #183b3c
  4. #19183c

Square

  1. #3c1918
  2. #293c18
  3. #183b3c
  4. #2b183c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0606
  2. #0f0606
  3. #3c1918
  4. #73302e
  5. #a94744

Shades

#3c1918 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1918
  2. #361716
  3. #301413
  4. #2a1211
  5. #240f0e
  6. #1e0d0c
  7. #180a0a
  8. #120807
  9. #0c0505
  10. #060302
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1918 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1918
  2. #50302f
  3. #634746
  4. #775e5d
  5. #8a7574
  6. #9e8c8c
  7. #b1a3a3
  8. #c5baba
  9. #d8d1d1
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1918 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1918
  2. #432322
  3. #4a2e2d
  4. #503837
  5. #574242
  6. #5e4d4c
  7. #655756
  8. #6c6161
  9. #726b6b
  10. #797676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.62:1 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 #211f18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2617 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #421419 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1d18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #322218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #401619 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1918 {
  color: #3c1918;
}
Background
.bg-3c1918 {
  background-color: #3c1918;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1918 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1918;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1918;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 43% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1918 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1918, #3c2b18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1918 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 24 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.44 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.72 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.12 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.76 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.86 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 15.35 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.38 #c3e6e7 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1918  rgb(60, 25, 24)  hsl(2, 43%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#183b3c  rgb(24, 59, 60)  hsl(182, 43%, 16%)  Midnight Green
#183c19  rgb(24, 60, 25)  hsl(122, 43%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#19183c  rgb(25, 24, 60)  hsl(242, 43%, 16%)  Oxford Blue