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#2A0000

#2a0000 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#2a0000 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 0% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 83.53% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 8.24% 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 19.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 12.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0049

Complementary

  1. #2a0000
  2. #002a2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a0000
  2. #002a15
  3. #00152a

Analogous

  1. #2a0015
  2. #2a0000
  3. #2a1500

Triadic

  1. #2a0000
  2. #002a00
  3. #00002a

Tetradic

  1. #2a0000
  2. #2a2a00
  3. #002a2a
  4. #00002a

Square

  1. #2a0000
  2. #152a00
  3. #002a2a
  4. #15002a

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #140000
  3. #2a0000
  4. #770000
  5. #c30000

Shades

#2a0000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a0000
  2. #260000
  3. #220000
  4. #1d0000
  5. #190000
  6. #150000
  7. #110000
  8. #0d0000
  9. #080000
  10. #040000
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a0000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a0000
  2. #3f1a1a
  3. #553333
  4. #6a4d4d
  5. #7f6666
  6. #958080
  7. #aa9999
  8. #bfb3b3
  9. #d4cccc
  10. #eae6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a0000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a0000
  2. #330d0d
  3. #3b1a1a
  4. #442626
  5. #4c3333
  6. #554040
  7. #5e4d4d
  8. #665a5a
  9. #6f6666
  10. #777373
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0f0f0f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d0a0a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c0900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #171300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #300000 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c0500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #200d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d0000 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a0000 {
  color: #2a0000;
}
Background
.bg-2a0000 {
  background-color: #2a0000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a0000 {
  border: 2px solid #2a0000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a0000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 0 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a0000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a0000, #2a1500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a0000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 0 0 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.98 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.18 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 14.85 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 15.57 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 16.80 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 17.01 #722f37 Wine ΔE 17.34 #d5ffff Inverted #0f0f0f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#2a0000  rgb(42, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 8%)  Caput Mortuum
#002a2a  rgb(0, 42, 42)  hsl(180, 100%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#002a00  rgb(0, 42, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#00002a  rgb(0, 0, 42)  hsl(240, 100%, 8%)  Oxford Blue