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#531C19

#531c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#531c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.27% magenta, 69.88% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 3.1°, with 53.7% saturation and 21.18% 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0274

Complementary

  1. #531c19
  2. #195053

Split complementary

  1. #531c19
  2. #195339
  3. #193353

Analogous

  1. #531933
  2. #531c19
  3. #533919

Triadic

  1. #531c19
  2. #19531c
  3. #1c1953

Tetradic

  1. #531c19
  2. #505319
  3. #195053
  4. #1c1953

Square

  1. #531c19
  2. #335319
  3. #195053
  4. #391953

Monochromatic

  1. #100505
  2. #180807
  3. #531c19
  4. #8e302b
  5. #c54740

Shades

#531c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #531c19
  2. #4b1917
  3. #421614
  4. #3a1412
  5. #32110f
  6. #2a0e0d
  7. #210b0a
  8. #190808
  9. #110605
  10. #080303
  11. #000000

Tints

#531c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #531c19
  2. #643330
  3. #754947
  4. #87605e
  5. #987775
  6. #a98e8c
  7. #baa4a3
  8. #cbbbba
  9. #ddd2d1
  10. #eee8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#531c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #531c19
  2. #582623
  3. #5c302e
  4. #613a38
  5. #654442
  6. #6a4e4d
  7. #6e5857
  8. #736261
  9. #776c6b
  10. #7c7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402827 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a2718 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383318 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c111c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e2319 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #442b18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58161b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-531c19 {
  color: #531c19;
}
Background
.bg-531c19 {
  background-color: #531c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-531c19 {
  border: 2px solid #531c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #531c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 54% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-531c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #531c19, #533919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-531c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.08 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.62 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.99 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 9.97 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.20 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.67 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.88 #ace3e6 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#531c19  rgb(83, 28, 25)  hsl(3, 54%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#195053  rgb(25, 80, 83)  hsl(183, 54%, 21%)  Dark Slate Gray
#19531c  rgb(25, 83, 28)  hsl(123, 54%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#1c1953  rgb(28, 25, 83)  hsl(243, 54%, 21%)  Midnight Blue