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#4C1914

#4c1914 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1914 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 73.68% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 5.36°, with 58.33% saturation and 18.82% 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 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.0228

Complementary

  1. #4c1914
  2. #14474c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1914
  2. #144c35
  3. #142b4c

Analogous

  1. #4c142b
  2. #4c1914
  3. #4c3514

Triadic

  1. #4c1914
  2. #144c19
  3. #19144c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1914
  2. #474c14
  3. #14474c
  4. #19144c

Square

  1. #4c1914
  2. #2b4c14
  3. #14474c
  4. #35144c

Monochromatic

  1. #100504
  2. #100504
  3. #4c1914
  4. #892d24
  5. #c54134

Shades

#4c1914 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1914
  2. #441712
  3. #3d1410
  4. #35120e
  5. #2e0f0c
  6. #260d0a
  7. #1e0a08
  8. #170806
  9. #0f0504
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1914 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1914
  2. #5e302c
  3. #704743
  4. #825e5b
  5. #947572
  6. #a68c8a
  7. #b7a3a1
  8. #c9bab9
  9. #dbd1d0
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1914 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1914
  2. #51231f
  3. #562e2a
  4. #5c3834
  5. #61423f
  6. #664d4a
  7. #6b5755
  8. #706160
  9. #766b6a
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2423 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #262313 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332e13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #540e18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2713 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #511317 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1914 {
  color: #4c1914;
}
Background
.bg-4c1914 {
  background-color: #4c1914;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1914 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1914;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1914;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 58% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1914 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1914, #4c3514);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1914 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 20 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.99 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.34 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.73 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.19 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.71 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.54 #800000 Maroon ΔE 12.57 #b3e6eb Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1914  rgb(76, 25, 20)  hsl(5, 58%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#14474c  rgb(20, 71, 76)  hsl(185, 58%, 19%)  Midnight Green
#144c19  rgb(20, 76, 25)  hsl(125, 58%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#19144c  rgb(25, 20, 76)  hsl(245, 58%, 19%)  Midnight Blue