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#4C1919

#4c1919 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1919 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 67.11% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 50.5% saturation and 19.8% 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 14.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.023

Complementary

  1. #4c1919
  2. #194c4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1919
  2. #194c32
  3. #19324c

Analogous

  1. #4c1932
  2. #4c1919
  3. #4c3219

Triadic

  1. #4c1919
  2. #194c19
  3. #19194c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1919
  2. #4c4c19
  3. #194c4c
  4. #19194c

Square

  1. #4c1919
  2. #324c19
  3. #194c4c
  4. #32194c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0505
  2. #120606
  3. #4c1919
  4. #862c2c
  5. #bf3f3f

Shades

#4c1919 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1919
  2. #441717
  3. #3d1414
  4. #351212
  5. #2e0f0f
  6. #260d0d
  7. #1e0a0a
  8. #170808
  9. #0f0505
  10. #080303
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1919 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1919
  2. #5e3030
  3. #704747
  4. #825e5e
  5. #947575
  6. #a68c8c
  7. #b7a3a3
  8. #c9baba
  9. #dbd1d1
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1919 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1919
  2. #512323
  3. #562e2e
  4. #5c3838
  5. #614242
  6. #664d4d
  7. #6b5757
  8. #706161
  9. #766b6b
  10. #7b7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.38:1 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 #262319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332e18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #540f19 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #511419 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1919 {
  color: #4c1919;
}
Background
.bg-4c1919 {
  background-color: #4c1919;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1919 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1919;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1919;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1919 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1919, #4c3219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1919 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.62 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.99 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.61 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.32 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.85 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.02 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.32 #b3e6e6 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1919  rgb(76, 25, 25)  hsl(0, 51%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#194c4c  rgb(25, 76, 76)  hsl(180, 51%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#194c19  rgb(25, 76, 25)  hsl(120, 51%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#19194c  rgb(25, 25, 76)  hsl(240, 51%, 20%)  Oxford Blue