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#3E1C19

#3e1c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3e1c19 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.84% magenta, 59.68% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 4.86°, with 42.53% saturation and 17.06% 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 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.0192

Complementary

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #193b3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #193e2f
  3. #19293e

Analogous

  1. #3e1929
  2. #3e1c19
  3. #3e2f19

Triadic

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #193e1c
  3. #1c193e

Tetradic

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #3b3e19
  3. #193b3e
  4. #1c193e

Square

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #293e19
  3. #193b3e
  4. #2f193e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0706
  2. #0f0706
  3. #3e1c19
  4. #75352f
  5. #ab4d45

Shades

#3e1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #381917
  3. #321614
  4. #2b1412
  5. #25110f
  6. #1f0e0d
  7. #190b0a
  8. #130808
  9. #0c0605
  10. #060303
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #513330
  3. #654947
  4. #78605e
  5. #8b7775
  6. #9f8e8c
  7. #b2a4a3
  8. #c5bbba
  9. #d8d2d1
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e1c19
  2. #452623
  3. #4b302e
  4. #523a38
  5. #584442
  6. #5f4e4d
  7. #665857
  8. #6c6261
  9. #736c6b
  10. #797676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312221 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #242219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c2918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44171b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #301f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #342419 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42191a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e1c19 {
  color: #3e1c19;
}
Background
.bg-3e1c19 {
  background-color: #3e1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #3e1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 43% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e1c19, #3e2f19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.76 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.66 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.01 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.61 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.85 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.33 #674c47 Liver ΔE 15.18 #c1e3e6 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3e1c19  rgb(62, 28, 25)  hsl(5, 43%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#193b3e  rgb(25, 59, 62)  hsl(185, 43%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#193e1c  rgb(25, 62, 28)  hsl(125, 43%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#1c193e  rgb(28, 25, 62)  hsl(245, 43%, 17%)  Oxford Blue