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#4E1908

#4e1908 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e1908 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.95% magenta, 89.74% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 14.57°, with 81.4% saturation and 16.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0233

Complementary

  1. #4e1908
  2. #083d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e1908
  2. #084e3c
  3. #081a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e081a
  2. #4e1908
  3. #4e3c08

Triadic

  1. #4e1908
  2. #084e19
  3. #19084e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1908
  2. #3d4e08
  3. #083d4e
  4. #19084e

Square

  1. #4e1908
  2. #1a4e08
  3. #083d4e
  4. #3c084e

Monochromatic

  1. #130602
  2. #130602
  3. #4e1908
  4. #932f0f
  5. #d94516

Shades

#4e1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1908
  2. #461707
  3. #3e1406
  4. #371206
  5. #2f0f05
  6. #270d04
  7. #1f0a03
  8. #170802
  9. #100502
  10. #080301
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1908
  2. #603021
  3. #714739
  4. #835e52
  5. #95756b
  6. #a78c84
  7. #b8a39c
  8. #cabab5
  9. #dcd1ce
  10. #ede8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1908
  2. #532314
  3. #582e20
  4. #5d382c
  5. #624238
  6. #674d44
  7. #6c5750
  8. #71615c
  9. #766b68
  10. #7b7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2421 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #282306 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #352f06 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #570b16 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b1f07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #402707 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #531211 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1908 {
  color: #4e1908;
}
Background
.bg-4e1908 {
  background-color: #4e1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1908 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 81% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1908, #4e3c08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.55 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.89 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.00 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.13 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.14 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 12.61 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 13.00 #b1e6f7 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e1908  rgb(78, 25, 8)  hsl(15, 81%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#083d4e  rgb(8, 61, 78)  hsl(195, 81%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#084e19  rgb(8, 78, 25)  hsl(135, 81%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#19084e  rgb(25, 8, 78)  hsl(255, 81%, 17%)  Midnight Blue