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#5C1917

#5c1917 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5c1917 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 9.8% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.83% magenta, 75% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 1.74°, with 60% 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.0303

Complementary

  1. #5c1917
  2. #175a5c

Split complementary

  1. #5c1917
  2. #175c3c
  3. #17385c

Analogous

  1. #5c1738
  2. #5c1917
  3. #5c3c17

Triadic

  1. #5c1917
  2. #175c19
  3. #19175c

Tetradic

  1. #5c1917
  2. #5a5c17
  3. #175a5c
  4. #19175c

Square

  1. #5c1917
  2. #385c17
  3. #175a5c
  4. #3c175c

Monochromatic

  1. #100404
  2. #1f0808
  3. #5c1917
  4. #992a26
  5. #cf423d

Shades

#5c1917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c1917
  2. #531715
  3. #4a1412
  4. #401210
  5. #370f0e
  6. #2e0d0c
  7. #250a09
  8. #1c0807
  9. #120505
  10. #090302
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c1917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c1917
  2. #6c302e
  3. #7d4745
  4. #8d5e5d
  5. #9d7574
  6. #ae8c8b
  7. #bea3a2
  8. #cebab9
  9. #ded1d1
  10. #efe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c1917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c1917
  2. #602322
  3. #632e2c
  4. #673837
  5. #6a4241
  6. #6e4d4c
  7. #725756
  8. #756161
  9. #796b6b
  10. #7c7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #462928 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c2716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3615 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #660619 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #442217 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b2d16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #621018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c1917 {
  color: #5c1917;
}
Background
.bg-5c1917 {
  background-color: #5c1917;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c1917 {
  border: 2px solid #5c1917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c1917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 25 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 60% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c1917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c1917, #5c3c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c1917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 25 23 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.14 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.31 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 7.67 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.16 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.69 #800000 Maroon ΔE 9.62 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.68 #a3e6e8 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5c1917  rgb(92, 25, 23)  hsl(2, 60%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#175a5c  rgb(23, 90, 92)  hsl(182, 60%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#175c19  rgb(23, 92, 25)  hsl(122, 60%, 23%)  Lincoln Green
#19175c  rgb(25, 23, 92)  hsl(242, 60%, 23%)  Midnight Blue