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#400A14

#400a14 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a14 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 68.75% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 348.89°, 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 9.34.

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Relative luminance0.0136

Complementary

  1. #400a14
  2. #0a4036

Split complementary

  1. #400a14
  2. #0a401b
  3. #0a2f40

Analogous

  1. #400a2f
  2. #400a14
  3. #401b0a

Triadic

  1. #400a14
  2. #14400a
  3. #0a1440

Tetradic

  1. #400a14
  2. #40360a
  3. #0a4036
  4. #0a1440

Square

  1. #400a14
  2. #2f400a
  3. #0a4036
  4. #1b0a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120306
  2. #120306
  3. #400a14
  4. #821429
  5. #c41f3d

Shades

#400a14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a14
  2. #3a0912
  3. #330810
  4. #2d070e
  5. #26060c
  6. #20050a
  7. #1a0408
  8. #130306
  9. #0d0204
  10. #060102
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a14
  2. #53232c
  3. #663b43
  4. #79545b
  5. #8c6c72
  6. #a0858a
  7. #b39da1
  8. #c6b6b9
  9. #d9ced0
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a14
  2. #46161f
  3. #4d222a
  4. #532d34
  5. #5a393f
  6. #60454a
  7. #665155
  8. #6d5d60
  9. #73686a
  10. #7a7475
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f181b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #191814 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #272313 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1314 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #321b13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #440411 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a14 {
  color: #400a14;
}
Background
.bg-400a14 {
  background-color: #400a14;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a14 {
  border: 2px solid #400a14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a14, #401b0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 20 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.34 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.54 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.26 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 12.88 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.24 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.46 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 15.40 #bff5eb Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a14  rgb(64, 10, 20)  hsl(349, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a4036  rgb(10, 64, 54)  hsl(169, 73%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#14400a  rgb(20, 64, 10)  hsl(109, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a1440  rgb(10, 20, 64)  hsl(229, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue