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#400A04

#400a04 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a04 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 6°, with 88.24% saturation and 13.33% 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 16.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.68.

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Relative luminance0.0132

Complementary

  1. #400a04
  2. #043a40

Split complementary

  1. #400a04
  2. #044028
  3. #041c40

Analogous

  1. #40041c
  2. #400a04
  3. #402804

Triadic

  1. #400a04
  2. #04400a
  3. #0a0440

Tetradic

  1. #400a04
  2. #3a4004
  3. #043a40
  4. #0a0440

Square

  1. #400a04
  2. #1c4004
  3. #043a40
  4. #280440

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #130301
  3. #400a04
  4. #881508
  5. #d0200d

Shades

#400a04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a04
  2. #3a0904
  3. #330803
  4. #2d0703
  5. #260602
  6. #200502
  7. #1a0402
  8. #130301
  9. #0d0201
  10. #060100
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a04
  2. #53231d
  3. #663b36
  4. #79544f
  5. #8c6c68
  6. #a08582
  7. #b39d9b
  8. #c6b6b4
  9. #d9cecd
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a04
  2. #461610
  3. #4d221d
  4. #532d29
  5. #5a3936
  6. #604542
  7. #66514e
  8. #6d5d5b
  9. #736867
  10. #7a7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1817 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b1703 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282302 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #480009 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1203 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #450207 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a04 {
  color: #400a04;
}
Background
.bg-400a04 {
  background-color: #400a04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a04 {
  border: 2px solid #400a04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 88% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a04, #402804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 4 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.68 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.29 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.39 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.52 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.54 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.20 #800000 Maroon ΔE 14.37 #bff5fb Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a04  rgb(64, 10, 4)  hsl(6, 88%, 13%)  Caput Mortuum
#043a40  rgb(4, 58, 64)  hsl(186, 88%, 13%)  Midnight Green
#04400a  rgb(4, 64, 10)  hsl(126, 88%, 13%)  British Racing Green
#0a0440  rgb(10, 4, 64)  hsl(246, 88%, 13%)  Midnight Blue