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#400A0E

#400a0e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a0e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 78.12% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 355.56°, 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 16.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.26.

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Relative luminance0.0134

Complementary

  1. #400a0e
  2. #0a403c

Split complementary

  1. #400a0e
  2. #0a4021
  3. #0a2940

Analogous

  1. #400a29
  2. #400a0e
  3. #40210a

Triadic

  1. #400a0e
  2. #0e400a
  3. #0a0e40

Tetradic

  1. #400a0e
  2. #403c0a
  3. #0a403c
  4. #0a0e40

Square

  1. #400a0e
  2. #29400a
  3. #0a403c
  4. #210a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120304
  2. #120304
  3. #400a0e
  4. #82141c
  5. #c41f2b

Shades

#400a0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a0e
  2. #3a090d
  3. #33080b
  4. #2d070a
  5. #260608
  6. #200507
  7. #1a0406
  8. #130304
  9. #0d0203
  10. #060101
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a0e
  2. #532326
  3. #663b3e
  4. #795456
  5. #8c6c6e
  6. #a08587
  7. #b39d9f
  8. #c6b6b7
  9. #d9cecf
  10. #ece7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a0e
  2. #461619
  3. #4d2225
  4. #532d30
  5. #5a393c
  6. #604547
  7. #665152
  8. #6d5d5e
  9. #736869
  10. #7a7475
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1819 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a170e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27230c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d130e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44030d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a0e {
  color: #400a0e;
}
Background
.bg-400a0e {
  background-color: #400a0e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a0e {
  border: 2px solid #400a0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a0e, #40210a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 14 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.26 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.17 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.57 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.11 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.85 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.31 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.86 #bff5f1 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a0e  rgb(64, 10, 14)  hsl(356, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a403c  rgb(10, 64, 60)  hsl(176, 73%, 15%)  Dark Slate Gray
#0e400a  rgb(14, 64, 10)  hsl(116, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a0e40  rgb(10, 14, 64)  hsl(236, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue