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#4C1918

#4c1918 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1918 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 68.42% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 1.15°, with 52% saturation and 19.61% 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 14.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.023

Complementary

  1. #4c1918
  2. #184b4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1918
  2. #184c33
  3. #18314c

Analogous

  1. #4c1831
  2. #4c1918
  3. #4c3318

Triadic

  1. #4c1918
  2. #184c19
  3. #19184c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1918
  2. #4b4c18
  3. #184b4c
  4. #19184c

Square

  1. #4c1918
  2. #314c18
  3. #184b4c
  4. #33184c

Monochromatic

  1. #100505
  2. #120606
  3. #4c1918
  4. #862c2a
  5. #c03f3d

Shades

#4c1918 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1918
  2. #441716
  3. #3d1413
  4. #351211
  5. #2e0f0e
  6. #260d0c
  7. #1e0a0a
  8. #170807
  9. #0f0505
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1918 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1918
  2. #5e302f
  3. #704746
  4. #825e5d
  5. #947574
  6. #a68c8c
  7. #b7a3a3
  8. #c9baba
  9. #dbd1d1
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1918 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1918
  2. #512322
  3. #562e2d
  4. #5c3837
  5. #614242
  6. #664d4c
  7. #6b5756
  8. #706161
  9. #766b6b
  10. #7b7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2424 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #262318 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332e17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #540f19 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2717 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #511319 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1918 {
  color: #4c1918;
}
Background
.bg-4c1918 {
  background-color: #4c1918;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1918 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1918;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1918;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 52% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1918 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1918, #4c3318);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1918 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 24 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.40 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.79 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.80 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.35 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.68 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.27 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.14 #b3e6e7 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1918  rgb(76, 25, 24)  hsl(1, 52%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#184b4c  rgb(24, 75, 76)  hsl(181, 52%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#184c19  rgb(24, 76, 25)  hsl(121, 52%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#19184c  rgb(25, 24, 76)  hsl(241, 52%, 20%)  Midnight Blue