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#5E2C19

#5e2c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5e2c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.19% magenta, 73.4% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 16.52°, with 57.98% saturation and 23.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0425

Complementary

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #194b5e

Split complementary

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #195e4e
  3. #19285e

Analogous

  1. #5e1928
  2. #5e2c19
  3. #5e4e19

Triadic

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #195e2c
  3. #2c195e

Tetradic

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #4b5e19
  3. #194b5e
  4. #2c195e

Square

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #285e19
  3. #194b5e
  4. #4e195e

Monochromatic

  1. #100804
  2. #221009
  3. #5e2c19
  4. #9a4829
  5. #cd6943

Shades

#5e2c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #552817
  3. #4b2314
  4. #421f12
  5. #381a0f
  6. #2f160d
  7. #26120a
  8. #1c0d08
  9. #130905
  10. #090403
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e2c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #6e4130
  3. #7e5647
  4. #8e6b5e
  5. #9e8075
  6. #af968c
  7. #bfaba3
  8. #cfc0ba
  9. #dfd5d1
  10. #efeae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e2c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e2c19
  2. #613423
  3. #653d2e
  4. #684538
  5. #6c4e42
  6. #6f564d
  7. #725e57
  8. #766761
  9. #796f6b
  10. #7d7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3530 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #463e18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #672228 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b3118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #503818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #642623 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e2c19 {
  color: #5e2c19;
}
Background
.bg-5e2c19 {
  background-color: #5e2c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e2c19 {
  border: 2px solid #5e2c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e2c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 58% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e2c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e2c19, #5e4e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e2c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.13 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 9.45 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 9.92 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.10 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.25 #704214 Sepia ΔE 10.83 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.85 #a1d3e6 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5e2c19  rgb(94, 44, 25)  hsl(17, 58%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#194b5e  rgb(25, 75, 94)  hsl(197, 58%, 23%)  Midnight Green
#195e2c  rgb(25, 94, 44)  hsl(137, 58%, 23%)  Cadmium Green
#2c195e  rgb(44, 25, 94)  hsl(257, 58%, 23%)  Midnight Blue