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#400A06

#400a06 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 90.62% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 4.14°, with 82.86% saturation and 13.73% 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 16.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.0132

Complementary

  1. #400a06
  2. #063c40

Split complementary

  1. #400a06
  2. #064027
  3. #061f40

Analogous

  1. #40061f
  2. #400a06
  3. #402706

Triadic

  1. #400a06
  2. #06400a
  3. #0a0640

Tetradic

  1. #400a06
  2. #3c4006
  3. #063c40
  4. #0a0640

Square

  1. #400a06
  2. #1f4006
  3. #063c40
  4. #270640

Monochromatic

  1. #130302
  2. #130302
  3. #400a06
  4. #86150d
  5. #cc2013

Shades

#400a06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a06
  2. #3a0905
  3. #330805
  4. #2d0704
  5. #260604
  6. #200503
  7. #1a0402
  8. #130302
  9. #0d0201
  10. #060101
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a06
  2. #53231f
  3. #663b38
  4. #795451
  5. #8c6c6a
  6. #a08583
  7. #b39d9b
  8. #c6b6b4
  9. #d9cecd
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a06
  2. #461612
  3. #4d221e
  4. #532d2b
  5. #5a3937
  6. #604543
  7. #66514f
  8. #6d5d5b
  9. #736868
  10. #7a7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.61:1 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 #1a1705 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282304 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1206 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b05 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #450208 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a06 {
  color: #400a06;
}
Background
.bg-400a06 {
  background-color: #400a06;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a06 {
  border: 2px solid #400a06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 83% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a06, #402706);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 6 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.72 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.38 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.27 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.29 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.63 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.35 #800000 Maroon ΔE 14.60 #bff5f9 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a06  rgb(64, 10, 6)  hsl(4, 83%, 14%)  Caput Mortuum
#063c40  rgb(6, 60, 64)  hsl(184, 83%, 14%)  Midnight Green
#06400a  rgb(6, 64, 10)  hsl(124, 83%, 14%)  British Racing Green
#0a0640  rgb(10, 6, 64)  hsl(244, 83%, 14%)  Midnight Blue