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#4C1C19

#4c1c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1c19 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, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.16% magenta, 67.11% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 3.53°, 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0244

Complementary

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #19494c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #194c35
  3. #192f4c

Analogous

  1. #4c192f
  2. #4c1c19
  3. #4c3519

Triadic

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #194c1c
  3. #1c194c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #494c19
  3. #19494c
  4. #1c194c

Square

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #2f4c19
  3. #19494c
  4. #35194c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0605
  2. #120706
  3. #4c1c19
  4. #86312c
  5. #bf463f

Shades

#4c1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #441917
  3. #3d1614
  4. #351412
  5. #2e110f
  6. #260e0d
  7. #1e0b0a
  8. #170808
  9. #0f0605
  10. #080303
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #5e3330
  3. #704947
  4. #82605e
  5. #947775
  6. #a68e8c
  7. #b7a4a3
  8. #c9bbba
  9. #dbd2d1
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1c19
  2. #512623
  3. #56302e
  4. #5c3a38
  5. #614442
  6. #664e4d
  7. #6b5857
  8. #706261
  9. #766c6b
  10. #7b7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2625 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #282518 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #342f18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54131c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a2219 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f2918 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51171b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1c19 {
  color: #4c1c19;
}
Background
.bg-4c1c19 {
  background-color: #4c1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1c19, #4c3519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.71 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.22 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.86 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.73 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.78 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.26 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.73 #b3e3e6 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1c19  rgb(76, 28, 25)  hsl(4, 51%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#19494c  rgb(25, 73, 76)  hsl(184, 51%, 20%)  Midnight Green
#194c1c  rgb(25, 76, 28)  hsl(124, 51%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#1c194c  rgb(28, 25, 76)  hsl(244, 51%, 20%)  Midnight Blue