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#400A00

#400a00 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#400a00 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 100% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 9.38°, with 100% saturation and 12.55% 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 16.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.71.

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Relative luminance0.0131

Complementary

  1. #400a00
  2. #003640

Split complementary

  1. #400a00
  2. #00402a
  3. #001640

Analogous

  1. #400016
  2. #400a00
  3. #402a00

Triadic

  1. #400a00
  2. #00400a
  3. #0a0040

Tetradic

  1. #400a00
  2. #364000
  3. #003640
  4. #0a0040

Square

  1. #400a00
  2. #164000
  3. #003640
  4. #2a0040

Monochromatic

  1. #140300
  2. #140300
  3. #400a00
  4. #8d1600
  5. #d92200

Shades

#400a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a00
  2. #3a0900
  3. #330800
  4. #2d0700
  5. #260600
  6. #200500
  7. #1a0400
  8. #130300
  9. #0d0200
  10. #060100
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a00
  2. #53231a
  3. #663b33
  4. #79544d
  5. #8c6c66
  6. #a08580
  7. #b39d99
  8. #c6b6b3
  9. #d9cecc
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a00
  2. #46160d
  3. #4d221a
  4. #532d26
  5. #5a3933
  6. #604540
  7. #66514d
  8. #6d5d5a
  9. #736866
  10. #7a7473
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1816 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b1600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #480008 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #450205 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a00 {
  color: #400a00;
}
Background
.bg-400a00 {
  background-color: #400a00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a00 {
  border: 2px solid #400a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 100% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a00, #402a00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 0 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.71 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.25 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.43 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.70 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.93 #800000 Maroon ΔE 13.99 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.02 #bff5ff Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a00  rgb(64, 10, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 13%)  Caput Mortuum
#003640  rgb(0, 54, 64)  hsl(189, 100%, 13%)  Midnight Green
#00400a  rgb(0, 64, 10)  hsl(129, 100%, 13%)  British Racing Green
#0a0040  rgb(10, 0, 64)  hsl(249, 100%, 13%)  Midnight Blue