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#400A05

#400a05 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 92.19% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 5.08°, with 85.51% saturation and 13.53% 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 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.0132

Complementary

  1. #400a05
  2. #053b40

Split complementary

  1. #400a05
  2. #054027
  3. #051e40

Analogous

  1. #40051e
  2. #400a05
  3. #402705

Triadic

  1. #400a05
  2. #05400a
  3. #0a0540

Tetradic

  1. #400a05
  2. #3b4005
  3. #053b40
  4. #0a0540

Square

  1. #400a05
  2. #1e4005
  3. #053b40
  4. #270540

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #130301
  3. #400a05
  4. #87150b
  5. #ce2010

Shades

#400a05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a05
  2. #3a0905
  3. #330804
  4. #2d0704
  5. #260603
  6. #200503
  7. #1a0402
  8. #130302
  9. #0d0201
  10. #060101
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a05
  2. #53231e
  3. #663b37
  4. #795450
  5. #8c6c69
  6. #a08582
  7. #b39d9b
  8. #c6b6b4
  9. #d9cecd
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a05
  2. #461611
  3. #4d221e
  4. #532d2a
  5. #5a3936
  6. #604543
  7. #66514f
  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 #1b1704 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282303 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #470009 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1204 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #450208 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a05 {
  color: #400a05;
}
Background
.bg-400a05 {
  background-color: #400a05;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a05 {
  border: 2px solid #400a05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 86% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a05, #402705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 5 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.69 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.33 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.33 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.40 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.58 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.27 #800000 Maroon ΔE 14.48 #bff5fa Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a05  rgb(64, 10, 5)  hsl(5, 86%, 14%)  Caput Mortuum
#053b40  rgb(5, 59, 64)  hsl(185, 86%, 14%)  Midnight Green
#05400a  rgb(5, 64, 10)  hsl(125, 86%, 14%)  British Racing Green
#0a0540  rgb(10, 5, 64)  hsl(245, 86%, 14%)  Midnight Blue