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#400A16

#400a16 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 65.62% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, 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 16.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 9.87.

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Relative luminance0.0136

Complementary

  1. #400a16
  2. #0a4034

Split complementary

  1. #400a16
  2. #0a4019
  3. #0a3140

Analogous

  1. #400a31
  2. #400a16
  3. #40190a

Triadic

  1. #400a16
  2. #16400a
  3. #0a1640

Tetradic

  1. #400a16
  2. #40340a
  3. #0a4034
  4. #0a1640

Square

  1. #400a16
  2. #31400a
  3. #0a4034
  4. #190a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120306
  2. #120306
  3. #400a16
  4. #82142d
  5. #c41f43

Shades

#400a16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a16
  2. #3a0914
  3. #330812
  4. #2d070f
  5. #26060d
  6. #20050b
  7. #1a0409
  8. #130307
  9. #0d0204
  10. #060102
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a16
  2. #53232d
  3. #663b45
  4. #79545c
  5. #8c6c73
  6. #a0858b
  7. #b39da2
  8. #c6b6b9
  9. #d9ced0
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a16
  2. #461621
  3. #4d222b
  4. #532d36
  5. #5a3940
  6. #60454b
  7. #665156
  8. #6d5d60
  9. #73686b
  10. #7a7475
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f181c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #181816 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #262315 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1316 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #321b15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #440412 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a16 {
  color: #400a16;
}
Background
.bg-400a16 {
  background-color: #400a16;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a16 {
  border: 2px solid #400a16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a16, #40190a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 22 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.87 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.18 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 12.17 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.27 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.14 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.73 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.97 #bff5e9 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a16  rgb(64, 10, 22)  hsl(347, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a4034  rgb(10, 64, 52)  hsl(167, 73%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#16400a  rgb(22, 64, 10)  hsl(107, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a1640  rgb(10, 22, 64)  hsl(227, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue