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#4E2425

#4e2425 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2425 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 14.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.85% magenta, 52.56% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 358.57°, with 36.84% saturation and 22.35% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.0302

Complementary

  1. #4e2425
  2. #244e4d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2425
  2. #244e38
  3. #243a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e243a
  2. #4e2425
  3. #4e3824

Triadic

  1. #4e2425
  2. #254e24
  3. #24254e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2425
  2. #4e4d24
  3. #244e4d
  4. #24254e

Square

  1. #4e2425
  2. #3a4e24
  3. #244e4d
  4. #38244e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0607
  2. #1a0c0c
  3. #4e2425
  4. #823c3e
  5. #b2595b

Shades

#4e2425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2425
  2. #462021
  3. #3e1d1e
  4. #37191a
  5. #2f1616
  6. #271213
  7. #1f0e0f
  8. #170b0b
  9. #100707
  10. #080404
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2425
  2. #603a3b
  3. #715051
  4. #836666
  5. #957c7c
  6. #a79292
  7. #b8a7a8
  8. #cabdbe
  9. #dcd3d3
  10. #ede9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2425
  2. #532d2e
  3. #583637
  4. #5d4040
  5. #624949
  6. #675253
  7. #6c5b5c
  8. #716465
  9. #766e6e
  10. #7b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2c2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d2b25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #551e25 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d2925 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #422e25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #522125 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2425 {
  color: #4e2425;
}
Background
.bg-4e2425 {
  background-color: #4e2425;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2425 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 36 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 37% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2425, #4e3824);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 36 37 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.83 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.40 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.81 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.87 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.94 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.06 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.57 #b1dbda Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2425  rgb(78, 36, 37)  hsl(359, 37%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#244e4d  rgb(36, 78, 77)  hsl(179, 37%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#254e24  rgb(37, 78, 36)  hsl(119, 37%, 22%)  Hunter Green
#24254e  rgb(36, 37, 78)  hsl(239, 37%, 22%)  Oxford Blue