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#400A0C

#400a0c ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a0c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 81.25% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 357.78°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% 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 16.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.05.

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Relative luminance0.0133

Complementary

  1. #400a0c
  2. #0a403e

Split complementary

  1. #400a0c
  2. #0a4023
  3. #0a2740

Analogous

  1. #400a27
  2. #400a0c
  3. #40230a

Triadic

  1. #400a0c
  2. #0c400a
  3. #0a0c40

Tetradic

  1. #400a0c
  2. #403e0a
  3. #0a403e
  4. #0a0c40

Square

  1. #400a0c
  2. #27400a
  3. #0a403e
  4. #230a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120303
  2. #120303
  3. #400a0c
  4. #821418
  5. #c41f25

Shades

#400a0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a0c
  2. #3a090b
  3. #33080a
  4. #2d0708
  5. #260607
  6. #200506
  7. #1a0405
  8. #130304
  9. #0d0202
  10. #060101
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a0c
  2. #532324
  3. #663b3d
  4. #795455
  5. #8c6c6d
  6. #a08586
  7. #b39d9e
  8. #c6b6b6
  9. #d9cece
  10. #ece7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a0c
  2. #461618
  3. #4d2223
  4. #532d2f
  5. #5a393a
  6. #604546
  7. #665152
  8. #6d5d5d
  9. #736869
  10. #7a7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1819 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a170c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27230a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d130c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b0b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44030c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a0c {
  color: #400a0c;
}
Background
.bg-400a0c {
  background-color: #400a0c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a0c {
  border: 2px solid #400a0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a0c, #40230a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 12 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.05 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.88 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.73 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.10 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.08 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.09 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.88 #bff5f3 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a0c  rgb(64, 10, 12)  hsl(358, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a403e  rgb(10, 64, 62)  hsl(178, 73%, 15%)  Midnight Green
#0c400a  rgb(12, 64, 10)  hsl(118, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a0c40  rgb(10, 12, 64)  hsl(238, 73%, 15%)  Midnight Blue