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#400A0F

#400a0f ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 76.56% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 354.44°, 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 8.39.

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Relative luminance0.0134

Complementary

  1. #400a0f
  2. #0a403b

Split complementary

  1. #400a0f
  2. #0a4020
  3. #0a2a40

Analogous

  1. #400a2a
  2. #400a0f
  3. #40200a

Triadic

  1. #400a0f
  2. #0f400a
  3. #0a0f40

Tetradic

  1. #400a0f
  2. #403b0a
  3. #0a403b
  4. #0a0f40

Square

  1. #400a0f
  2. #2a400a
  3. #0a403b
  4. #200a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120304
  2. #120304
  3. #400a0f
  4. #82141f
  5. #c41f2e

Shades

#400a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a0f
  2. #3a090e
  3. #33080c
  4. #2d070b
  5. #260609
  6. #200508
  7. #1a0406
  8. #130305
  9. #0d0203
  10. #060102
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a0f
  2. #532327
  3. #663b3f
  4. #795457
  5. #8c6c6f
  6. #a08587
  7. #b39d9f
  8. #c6b6b7
  9. #d9cecf
  10. #ece7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a0f
  2. #46161a
  3. #4d2226
  4. #532d31
  5. #5a393c
  6. #604548
  7. #665153
  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 #1a170f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27230d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d130f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44030d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a0f {
  color: #400a0f;
}
Background
.bg-400a0f {
  background-color: #400a0f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a0f {
  border: 2px solid #400a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a0f, #40200a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 15 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.39 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.34 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.49 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.13 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.73 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.45 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.55 #bff5f0 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a0f  rgb(64, 10, 15)  hsl(354, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a403b  rgb(10, 64, 59)  hsl(174, 73%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#0f400a  rgb(15, 64, 10)  hsl(114, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a0f40  rgb(10, 15, 64)  hsl(234, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue