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#3C1919

#3c1919 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1919 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 41.18% saturation and 16.67% 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 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.67.

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Relative luminance0.0173

Complementary

  1. #3c1919
  2. #193c3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1919
  2. #193c2b
  3. #192b3c

Analogous

  1. #3c192b
  2. #3c1919
  3. #3c2b19

Triadic

  1. #3c1919
  2. #193c19
  3. #19193c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1919
  2. #3c3c19
  3. #193c3c
  4. #19193c

Square

  1. #3c1919
  2. #2b3c19
  3. #193c3c
  4. #2b193c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0606
  2. #0e0606
  3. #3c1919
  4. #723030
  5. #a84646

Shades

#3c1919 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1919
  2. #361717
  3. #301414
  4. #2a1212
  5. #240f0f
  6. #1e0d0d
  7. #180a0a
  8. #120808
  9. #0c0505
  10. #060303
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1919 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1919
  2. #503030
  3. #634747
  4. #775e5e
  5. #8a7575
  6. #9e8c8c
  7. #b1a3a3
  8. #c5baba
  9. #d8d1d1
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1919 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1919
  2. #432323
  3. #4a2e2e
  4. #503838
  5. #574242
  6. #5e4d4d
  7. #655757
  8. #6c6161
  9. #726b6b
  10. #797676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2020 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #211f19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2618 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #421419 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1d19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #322219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #401619 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1919 {
  color: #3c1919;
}
Background
.bg-3c1919 {
  background-color: #3c1919;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1919 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1919;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1919;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 41% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1919 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1919, #3c2b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1919 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.67 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.00 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.32 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.66 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.85 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.07 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.34 #c3e6e6 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1919  rgb(60, 25, 25)  hsl(0, 41%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#193c3c  rgb(25, 60, 60)  hsl(180, 41%, 17%)  Dark Slate Gray
#193c19  rgb(25, 60, 25)  hsl(120, 41%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#19193c  rgb(25, 25, 60)  hsl(240, 41%, 17%)  Oxford Blue