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#4E2829

#4e2829 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2829 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.72% magenta, 47.44% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 358.42°, with 32.2% saturation and 23.14% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.033

Complementary

  1. #4e2829
  2. #284e4d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2829
  2. #284e3a
  3. #283c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e283c
  2. #4e2829
  3. #4e3a28

Triadic

  1. #4e2829
  2. #294e28
  3. #28294e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2829
  2. #4e4d28
  3. #284e4d
  4. #28294e

Square

  1. #4e2829
  2. #3c4e28
  3. #284e4d
  4. #3a284e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0707
  2. #1b0e0e
  3. #4e2829
  4. #814244
  5. #ae6163

Shades

#4e2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2829
  2. #462425
  3. #3e2021
  4. #371c1d
  5. #2f1819
  6. #271415
  7. #1f1010
  8. #170c0c
  9. #100808
  10. #080404
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2829
  2. #603e3e
  3. #715354
  4. #836969
  5. #957e7f
  6. #a79494
  7. #b8a9a9
  8. #cabfbf
  9. #dcd4d4
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2829
  2. #533132
  3. #583a3a
  4. #5d4243
  5. #624b4c
  6. #675455
  7. #6c5d5d
  8. #716666
  9. #766e6f
  10. #7b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2f2f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #302e29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #552329 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e2c29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423129 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #522529 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2829 {
  color: #4e2829;
}
Background
.bg-4e2829 {
  background-color: #4e2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2829 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 32% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2829, #4e3a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.51 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.62 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.94 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.20 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.85 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.05 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.17 #b1d7d6 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2829  rgb(78, 40, 41)  hsl(358, 32%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#284e4d  rgb(40, 78, 77)  hsl(178, 32%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#294e28  rgb(41, 78, 40)  hsl(118, 32%, 23%)  Hunter Green
#28294e  rgb(40, 41, 78)  hsl(238, 32%, 23%)  Oxford Blue