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#4C1912

#4c1912 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1912 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 76.32% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 7.24°, with 61.7% saturation and 18.43% 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 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.0228

Complementary

  1. #4c1912
  2. #12454c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1912
  2. #124c36
  3. #12284c

Analogous

  1. #4c1228
  2. #4c1912
  3. #4c3612

Triadic

  1. #4c1912
  2. #124c19
  3. #19124c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1912
  2. #454c12
  3. #12454c
  4. #19124c

Square

  1. #4c1912
  2. #284c12
  3. #12454c
  4. #36124c

Monochromatic

  1. #100504
  2. #100504
  3. #4c1912
  4. #8a2d21
  5. #c8422f

Shades

#4c1912 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1912
  2. #441710
  3. #3d140e
  4. #35120d
  5. #2e0f0b
  6. #260d09
  7. #1e0a07
  8. #170805
  9. #0f0504
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1912 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1912
  2. #5e302a
  3. #704741
  4. #825e59
  5. #947571
  6. #a68c89
  7. #b7a3a0
  8. #c9bab8
  9. #dbd1d0
  10. #ede8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1912 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1912
  2. #51231d
  3. #562e28
  4. #5c3833
  5. #61423e
  6. #664d49
  7. #6b5754
  8. #70615f
  9. #766b6a
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2422 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #272311 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332e11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #540e18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f2711 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #511316 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1912 {
  color: #4c1912;
}
Background
.bg-4c1912 {
  background-color: #4c1912;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1912 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1912;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1912;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 62% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1912 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1912, #4c3612);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1912 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 18 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.07 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.32 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.10 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.25 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.00 #800000 Maroon ΔE 12.23 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.32 #b3e6ed Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1912  rgb(76, 25, 18)  hsl(7, 62%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#12454c  rgb(18, 69, 76)  hsl(187, 62%, 18%)  Midnight Green
#124c19  rgb(18, 76, 25)  hsl(127, 62%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#19124c  rgb(25, 18, 76)  hsl(247, 62%, 18%)  Midnight Blue