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#4C1923

#4c1923 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1923 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 53.95% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 348.24°, 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 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.09.

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Relative luminance0.0235

Complementary

  1. #4c1923
  2. #194c42

Split complementary

  1. #4c1923
  2. #194c28
  3. #193c4c

Analogous

  1. #4c193c
  2. #4c1923
  3. #4c2819

Triadic

  1. #4c1923
  2. #234c19
  3. #19234c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1923
  2. #4c4219
  3. #194c42
  4. #19234c

Square

  1. #4c1923
  2. #3c4c19
  3. #194c42
  4. #28194c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0507
  2. #120608
  3. #4c1923
  4. #862c3d
  5. #bf3f58

Shades

#4c1923 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1923
  2. #441720
  3. #3d141c
  4. #351219
  5. #2e0f15
  6. #260d12
  7. #1e0a0e
  8. #17080b
  9. #0f0507
  10. #080304
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1923 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1923
  2. #5e3039
  3. #70474f
  4. #825e65
  5. #94757b
  6. #a68c91
  7. #b7a3a7
  8. #c9babd
  9. #dbd1d3
  10. #ede8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1923 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1923
  2. #51232c
  3. #562e36
  4. #5c383f
  5. #614248
  6. #664d52
  7. #6b575b
  8. #706164
  9. #766b6d
  10. #7b7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2428 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #242423 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #312e22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53121d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #382023 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2722 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50151f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1923 {
  color: #4c1923;
}
Background
.bg-4c1923 {
  background-color: #4c1923;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1923 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1923;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1923;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1923 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1923, #4c2819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1923 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 35 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.09 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.06 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.56 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.79 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.18 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.36 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.47 #b3e6dc Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1923  rgb(76, 25, 35)  hsl(348, 51%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#194c42  rgb(25, 76, 66)  hsl(168, 51%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#234c19  rgb(35, 76, 25)  hsl(108, 51%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#19234c  rgb(25, 35, 76)  hsl(228, 51%, 20%)  Oxford Blue