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#4C1924

#4c1924 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1924 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 52.63% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 347.06°, 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.5.

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Relative luminance0.0236

Complementary

  1. #4c1924
  2. #194c41

Split complementary

  1. #4c1924
  2. #194c27
  3. #193d4c

Analogous

  1. #4c193d
  2. #4c1924
  3. #4c2719

Triadic

  1. #4c1924
  2. #244c19
  3. #19244c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1924
  2. #4c4119
  3. #194c41
  4. #19244c

Square

  1. #4c1924
  2. #3d4c19
  3. #194c41
  4. #27194c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0507
  2. #120609
  3. #4c1924
  4. #862c3f
  5. #bf3f5b

Shades

#4c1924 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1924
  2. #441720
  3. #3d141d
  4. #351219
  5. #2e0f16
  6. #260d12
  7. #1e0a0e
  8. #17080b
  9. #0f0507
  10. #080304
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1924 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1924
  2. #5e303a
  3. #704750
  4. #825e66
  5. #94757c
  6. #a68c92
  7. #b7a3a7
  8. #c9babd
  9. #dbd1d3
  10. #ede8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1924 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1924
  2. #51232d
  3. #562e36
  4. #5c3840
  5. #614249
  6. #664d52
  7. #6b575b
  8. #706164
  9. #766b6e
  10. #7b7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.27:1 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 #242424 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #312e23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53121d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #382024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2723 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #501520 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1924 {
  color: #4c1924;
}
Background
.bg-4c1924 {
  background-color: #4c1924;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1924 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1924;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1924;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1924 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1924, #4c2719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1924 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 36 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.50 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.14 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.19 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.79 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.56 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.16 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.58 #b3e6db Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1924  rgb(76, 25, 36)  hsl(347, 51%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#194c41  rgb(25, 76, 65)  hsl(167, 51%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#244c19  rgb(36, 76, 25)  hsl(107, 51%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#19244c  rgb(25, 36, 76)  hsl(227, 51%, 20%)  Oxford Blue