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#5A1C19

#5a1c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5a1c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.89% magenta, 72.22% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 2.77°, with 56.52% saturation and 22.55% 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 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.0307

Complementary

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #19575a

Split complementary

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #195a3d
  3. #19375a

Analogous

  1. #5a1937
  2. #5a1c19
  3. #5a3d19

Triadic

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #195a1c
  3. #1c195a

Tetradic

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #575a19
  3. #19575a
  4. #1c195a

Square

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #375a19
  3. #19575a
  4. #3d195a

Monochromatic

  1. #100504
  2. #1e0908
  3. #5a1c19
  4. #962f2a
  5. #ca4842

Shades

#5a1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #511917
  3. #481614
  4. #3f1412
  5. #36110f
  6. #2d0e0d
  7. #240b0a
  8. #1b0808
  9. #120605
  10. #090303
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #6b3330
  3. #7b4947
  4. #8c605e
  5. #9c7775
  6. #ad8e8c
  7. #bda4a3
  8. #cebbba
  9. #ded2d1
  10. #efe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #5e2623
  3. #62302e
  4. #653a38
  5. #694442
  6. #6d4e4d
  7. #715857
  8. #756261
  9. #786c6b
  10. #7c7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #452a29 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d2918 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3617 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #630e1c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #432419 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a2e18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60141b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a1c19 {
  color: #5a1c19;
}
Background
.bg-5a1c19 {
  background-color: #5a1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #5a1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 57% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a1c19, #5a3d19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.28 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 5.27 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 8.29 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.43 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.79 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.32 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.86 #a5e3e6 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5a1c19  rgb(90, 28, 25)  hsl(3, 57%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#19575a  rgb(25, 87, 90)  hsl(183, 57%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#195a1c  rgb(25, 90, 28)  hsl(123, 57%, 23%)  Lincoln Green
#1c195a  rgb(28, 25, 90)  hsl(243, 57%, 23%)  Midnight Blue