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#5C1C19

#5c1c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5c1c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 72.83% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 2.69°, with 57.26% saturation and 22.94% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.0318

Complementary

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #19595c

Split complementary

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #195c3e
  3. #19375c

Analogous

  1. #5c1937
  2. #5c1c19
  3. #5c3e19

Triadic

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #195c1c
  3. #1c195c

Tetradic

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #595c19
  3. #19595c
  4. #1c195c

Square

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #375c19
  3. #19595c
  4. #3e195c

Monochromatic

  1. #100504
  2. #200a09
  3. #5c1c19
  4. #982e29
  5. #cc4842

Shades

#5c1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #531917
  3. #4a1614
  4. #401412
  5. #37110f
  6. #2e0e0d
  7. #250b0a
  8. #1c0808
  9. #120605
  10. #090303
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #6c3330
  3. #7d4947
  4. #8d605e
  5. #9d7775
  6. #ae8e8c
  7. #bea4a3
  8. #cebbba
  9. #ded2d1
  10. #efe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c1c19
  2. #602623
  3. #63302e
  4. #673a38
  5. #6a4442
  6. #6e4e4d
  7. #725857
  8. #756261
  9. #796c6b
  10. #7c7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #462b2a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d2918 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d3717 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #660d1c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #452419 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b2e18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62141b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c1c19 {
  color: #5c1c19;
}
Background
.bg-5c1c19 {
  background-color: #5c1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #5c1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 57% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c1c19, #5c3e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.47 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.94 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 7.82 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.33 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.42 #800000 Maroon ΔE 9.89 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.67 #a3e3e6 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5c1c19  rgb(92, 28, 25)  hsl(3, 57%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#19595c  rgb(25, 89, 92)  hsl(183, 57%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#195c1c  rgb(25, 92, 28)  hsl(123, 57%, 23%)  Lincoln Green
#1c195c  rgb(28, 25, 92)  hsl(243, 57%, 23%)  Midnight Blue