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#400C19

#400c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400c19 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, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 60.94% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 68.42% saturation and 14.9% 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 16.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 10.32.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0142

Complementary

  1. #400c19
  2. #0c4033

Split complementary

  1. #400c19
  2. #0c4019
  3. #0c3340

Analogous

  1. #400c33
  2. #400c19
  3. #40190c

Triadic

  1. #400c19
  2. #19400c
  3. #0c1940

Tetradic

  1. #400c19
  2. #40330c
  3. #0c4033
  4. #0c1940

Square

  1. #400c19
  2. #33400c
  3. #0c4033
  4. #190c40

Monochromatic

  1. #110307
  2. #110307
  3. #400c19
  4. #801832
  5. #c1244b

Shades

#400c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400c19
  2. #3a0b17
  3. #330a14
  4. #2d0812
  5. #26070f
  6. #20060d
  7. #1a050a
  8. #130408
  9. #0d0205
  10. #060103
  11. #000000

Tints

#400c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400c19
  2. #532430
  3. #663d47
  4. #79555e
  5. #8c6d75
  6. #a0868c
  7. #b39ea3
  8. #c6b6ba
  9. #d9ced1
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400c19
  2. #461823
  3. #4d232e
  4. #532f38
  5. #5a3a42
  6. #60464d
  7. #665257
  8. #6d5d61
  9. #73696b
  10. #7a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30191d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #191919 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #262418 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #470311 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #321c18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #440615 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400c19 {
  color: #400c19;
}
Background
.bg-400c19 {
  background-color: #400c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400c19 {
  border: 2px solid #400c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 68% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400c19, #40190c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.32 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.44 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.06 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.22 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.13 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 14.19 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.33 #bff3e6 Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400c19  rgb(64, 12, 25)  hsl(345, 68%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0c4033  rgb(12, 64, 51)  hsl(165, 68%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#19400c  rgb(25, 64, 12)  hsl(105, 68%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0c1940  rgb(12, 25, 64)  hsl(225, 68%, 15%)  Oxford Blue