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#400A12

#400a12 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 71.88% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 351.11°, 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 16.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.9.

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Relative luminance0.0135

Complementary

  1. #400a12
  2. #0a4038

Split complementary

  1. #400a12
  2. #0a401d
  3. #0a2d40

Analogous

  1. #400a2d
  2. #400a12
  3. #401d0a

Triadic

  1. #400a12
  2. #12400a
  3. #0a1240

Tetradic

  1. #400a12
  2. #40380a
  3. #0a4038
  4. #0a1240

Square

  1. #400a12
  2. #2d400a
  3. #0a4038
  4. #1d0a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120305
  2. #120305
  3. #400a12
  4. #821425
  5. #c41f37

Shades

#400a12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a12
  2. #3a0910
  3. #33080e
  4. #2d070d
  5. #26060b
  6. #200509
  7. #1a0407
  8. #130305
  9. #0d0204
  10. #060102
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a12
  2. #53232a
  3. #663b41
  4. #795459
  5. #8c6c71
  6. #a08589
  7. #b39da0
  8. #c6b6b8
  9. #d9ced0
  10. #ece7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a12
  2. #46161d
  3. #4d2228
  4. #532d33
  5. #5a393e
  6. #604549
  7. #665154
  8. #6d5d5f
  9. #73686a
  10. #7a7475
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f181a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #191812 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #272310 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1312 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44030f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a12 {
  color: #400a12;
}
Background
.bg-400a12 {
  background-color: #400a12;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a12 {
  border: 2px solid #400a12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a12, #401d0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 18 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.90 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.99 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.32 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.27 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.41 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.57 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.96 #bff5ed Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a12  rgb(64, 10, 18)  hsl(351, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a4038  rgb(10, 64, 56)  hsl(171, 73%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#12400a  rgb(18, 64, 10)  hsl(111, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a1240  rgb(10, 18, 64)  hsl(231, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue