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#400A03

#400a03 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a03 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 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 95.31% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 6.89°, with 91.04% saturation and 13.14% 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 16.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.67.

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Relative luminance0.0131

Complementary

  1. #400a03
  2. #033940

Split complementary

  1. #400a03
  2. #034029
  3. #031b40

Analogous

  1. #40031b
  2. #400a03
  3. #402903

Triadic

  1. #400a03
  2. #03400a
  3. #0a0340

Tetradic

  1. #400a03
  2. #394003
  3. #033940
  4. #0a0340

Square

  1. #400a03
  2. #1b4003
  3. #033940
  4. #290340

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #130301
  3. #400a03
  4. #891506
  5. #d2210a

Shades

#400a03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a03
  2. #3a0903
  3. #330802
  4. #2d0702
  5. #260602
  6. #200502
  7. #1a0401
  8. #130301
  9. #0d0201
  10. #060100
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a03
  2. #53231c
  3. #663b35
  4. #79544f
  5. #8c6c68
  6. #a08581
  7. #b39d9a
  8. #c6b6b3
  9. #d9cecd
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a03
  2. #461610
  3. #4d221c
  4. #532d29
  5. #5a3935
  6. #604542
  7. #66514e
  8. #6d5d5b
  9. #736867
  10. #7a7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.63:1 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 #1b1702 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282301 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #480009 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1202 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #450206 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a03 {
  color: #400a03;
}
Background
.bg-400a03 {
  background-color: #400a03;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a03 {
  border: 2px solid #400a03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 91% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a03, #402903);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 3 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.67 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.27 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.46 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.50 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.64 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.13 #800000 Maroon ΔE 14.27 #bff5fc Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a03  rgb(64, 10, 3)  hsl(7, 91%, 13%)  Caput Mortuum
#033940  rgb(3, 57, 64)  hsl(187, 91%, 13%)  Midnight Green
#03400a  rgb(3, 64, 10)  hsl(127, 91%, 13%)  British Racing Green
#0a0340  rgb(10, 3, 64)  hsl(247, 91%, 13%)  Midnight Blue