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#400A02

#400a02 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a02 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 96.88% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 7.74°, with 93.94% saturation and 12.94% 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 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.68.

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Relative luminance0.0131

Complementary

  1. #400a02
  2. #023840

Split complementary

  1. #400a02
  2. #024029
  3. #021940

Analogous

  1. #400219
  2. #400a02
  3. #402902

Triadic

  1. #400a02
  2. #02400a
  3. #0a0240

Tetradic

  1. #400a02
  2. #384002
  3. #023840
  4. #0a0240

Square

  1. #400a02
  2. #194002
  3. #023840
  4. #290240

Monochromatic

  1. #140301
  2. #140301
  3. #400a02
  4. #8a1604
  5. #d42107

Shades

#400a02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a02
  2. #3a0902
  3. #330802
  4. #2d0701
  5. #260601
  6. #200501
  7. #1a0401
  8. #130301
  9. #0d0200
  10. #060100
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a02
  2. #53231b
  3. #663b35
  4. #79544e
  5. #8c6c67
  6. #a08581
  7. #b39d9a
  8. #c6b6b3
  9. #d9cecc
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a02
  2. #46160f
  3. #4d221b
  4. #532d28
  5. #5a3934
  6. #604541
  7. #66514e
  8. #6d5d5a
  9. #736867
  10. #7a7473
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.64:1 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 #1b1701 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #480008 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1201 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b01 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #450206 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a02 {
  color: #400a02;
}
Background
.bg-400a02 {
  background-color: #400a02;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a02 {
  border: 2px solid #400a02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 94% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a02, #402902);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 2 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.68 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.25 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.47 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.53 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.76 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.06 #800000 Maroon ΔE 14.17 #bff5fd Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a02  rgb(64, 10, 2)  hsl(8, 94%, 13%)  Caput Mortuum
#023840  rgb(2, 56, 64)  hsl(188, 94%, 13%)  Midnight Green
#02400a  rgb(2, 64, 10)  hsl(128, 94%, 13%)  British Racing Green
#0a0240  rgb(10, 2, 64)  hsl(248, 94%, 13%)  Midnight Blue