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#4E0C19

#4e0c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e0c19 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 67.95% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 348.18°, with 73.33% saturation and 17.65% 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 15.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0195

Complementary

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #0c4e41

Split complementary

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #0c4e20
  3. #0c3a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e0c3a
  2. #4e0c19
  3. #4e200c

Triadic

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #194e0c
  3. #0c194e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #4e410c
  3. #0c4e41
  4. #0c194e

Square

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #3a4e0c
  3. #0c4e41
  4. #200c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #120306
  2. #120306
  3. #4e0c19
  4. #90162e
  5. #d32044

Shades

#4e0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #460b17
  3. #3e0a14
  4. #370812
  5. #2f070f
  6. #27060d
  7. #1f050a
  8. #170408
  9. #100205
  10. #080103
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #602430
  3. #713d47
  4. #83555e
  5. #956d75
  6. #a7868c
  7. #b89ea3
  8. #cab6ba
  9. #dcced1
  10. #ede7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0c19
  2. #531823
  3. #58232e
  4. #5d2f38
  5. #623a42
  6. #67464d
  7. #6c5257
  8. #715d61
  9. #76696b
  10. #7b7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a1e22 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f1d19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f2b17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #371819 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #530315 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0c19 {
  color: #4e0c19;
}
Background
.bg-4e0c19 {
  background-color: #4e0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #4e0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 73% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0c19, #4e200c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.20 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.32 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.84 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.35 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.46 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.63 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 12.83 #b1f3e6 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e0c19  rgb(78, 12, 25)  hsl(348, 73%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#0c4e41  rgb(12, 78, 65)  hsl(168, 73%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#194e0c  rgb(25, 78, 12)  hsl(108, 73%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#0c194e  rgb(12, 25, 78)  hsl(228, 73%, 18%)  Oxford Blue