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#480C19

#480c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#480c19 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 65.28% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 347°, with 71.43% saturation and 16.47% 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 15.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.99.

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Relative luminance0.0171

Complementary

  1. #480c19
  2. #0c483b

Split complementary

  1. #480c19
  2. #0c481d
  3. #0c3748

Analogous

  1. #480c37
  2. #480c19
  3. #481d0c

Triadic

  1. #480c19
  2. #19480c
  3. #0c1948

Tetradic

  1. #480c19
  2. #483b0c
  3. #0c483b
  4. #0c1948

Square

  1. #480c19
  2. #37480c
  3. #0c483b
  4. #1d0c48

Monochromatic

  1. #110306
  2. #110306
  3. #480c19
  4. #8a1730
  5. #cb2247

Shades

#480c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480c19
  2. #410b17
  3. #3a0a14
  4. #320812
  5. #2b070f
  6. #24060d
  7. #1d050a
  8. #160408
  9. #0e0205
  10. #070103
  11. #000000

Tints

#480c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480c19
  2. #5a2430
  3. #6d3d47
  4. #7f555e
  5. #916d75
  6. #a4868c
  7. #b69ea3
  8. #c8b6ba
  9. #daced1
  10. #ede7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480c19
  2. #4e1823
  3. #53232e
  4. #592f38
  5. #5e3a42
  6. #64464d
  7. #6a5257
  8. #6f5d61
  9. #75696b
  10. #7a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #351c20 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c1b19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c2817 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #500011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #331619 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #392018 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d0415 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480c19 {
  color: #480c19;
}
Background
.bg-480c19 {
  background-color: #480c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480c19 {
  border: 2px solid #480c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 71% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480c19, #481d0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.99 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.87 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.75 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.39 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.44 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.01 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.88 #b7f3e6 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#480c19  rgb(72, 12, 25)  hsl(347, 71%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#0c483b  rgb(12, 72, 59)  hsl(167, 71%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#19480c  rgb(25, 72, 12)  hsl(107, 71%, 16%)  Lincoln Green
#0c1948  rgb(12, 25, 72)  hsl(227, 71%, 16%)  Oxford Blue