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#3C1C19

#3c1c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1c19 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, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 5.14°, 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 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.0186

Complementary

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #19393c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #193c2e
  3. #19283c

Analogous

  1. #3c1928
  2. #3c1c19
  3. #3c2e19

Triadic

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #193c1c
  3. #1c193c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #393c19
  3. #19393c
  4. #1c193c

Square

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #283c19
  3. #19393c
  4. #2e193c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0706
  2. #0e0706
  3. #3c1c19
  4. #723530
  5. #a84e46

Shades

#3c1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #361917
  3. #301614
  4. #2a1412
  5. #24110f
  6. #1e0e0d
  7. #180b0a
  8. #120808
  9. #0c0605
  10. #060303
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #503330
  3. #634947
  4. #77605e
  5. #8a7775
  6. #9e8e8c
  7. #b1a4a3
  8. #c5bbba
  9. #d8d2d1
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1c19
  2. #432623
  3. #4a302e
  4. #503a38
  5. #574442
  6. #5e4e4d
  7. #655857
  8. #6c6261
  9. #726c6b
  10. #797676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302221 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #232119 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b2818 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42171b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f1f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #332319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40191a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1c19 {
  color: #3c1c19;
}
Background
.bg-3c1c19 {
  background-color: #3c1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 41% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1c19, #3c2e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.34 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.24 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.18 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.62 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.12 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.97 #674c47 Liver ΔE 15.23 #c3e3e6 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1c19  rgb(60, 28, 25)  hsl(5, 41%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#19393c  rgb(25, 57, 60)  hsl(185, 41%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#193c1c  rgb(25, 60, 28)  hsl(125, 41%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#1c193c  rgb(28, 25, 60)  hsl(245, 41%, 17%)  Oxford Blue