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#4C1911

#4c1911 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1911 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 9.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 77.63% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 8.14°, with 63.44% saturation and 18.24% 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 14.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.0227

Complementary

  1. #4c1911
  2. #11444c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1911
  2. #114c37
  3. #11274c

Analogous

  1. #4c1127
  2. #4c1911
  3. #4c3711

Triadic

  1. #4c1911
  2. #114c19
  3. #19114c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1911
  2. #444c11
  3. #11444c
  4. #19114c

Square

  1. #4c1911
  2. #274c11
  3. #11444c
  4. #37114c

Monochromatic

  1. #110504
  2. #110504
  3. #4c1911
  4. #8b2e1f
  5. #c9422d

Shades

#4c1911 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1911
  2. #44170f
  3. #3d140e
  4. #35120c
  5. #2e0f0a
  6. #260d09
  7. #1e0a07
  8. #170805
  9. #0f0503
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1911 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1911
  2. #5e3029
  3. #704741
  4. #825e58
  5. #947570
  6. #a68c88
  7. #b7a3a0
  8. #c9bab8
  9. #dbd1cf
  10. #ede8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1911 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1911
  2. #51231c
  3. #562e27
  4. #5c3832
  5. #61423d
  6. #664d49
  7. #6b5754
  8. #70615f
  9. #766b6a
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2422 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #272310 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332e10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #540e17 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f2710 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #511315 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1911 {
  color: #4c1911;
}
Background
.bg-4c1911 {
  background-color: #4c1911;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1911 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1911;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1911;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 63% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1911 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1911, #4c3711);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1911 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 17 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.17 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.36 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.08 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.50 #800000 Maroon ΔE 12.10 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.16 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.23 #b3e6ee Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1911  rgb(76, 25, 17)  hsl(8, 63%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#11444c  rgb(17, 68, 76)  hsl(188, 63%, 18%)  Midnight Green
#114c19  rgb(17, 76, 25)  hsl(128, 63%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#19114c  rgb(25, 17, 76)  hsl(248, 63%, 18%)  Midnight Blue