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#3A0401

#3a0401 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3a0401 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 1.57% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 98.28% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 3.16°, with 96.61% saturation and 11.57% 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 17.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 9.48.

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Relative luminance0.0099

Complementary

  1. #3a0401
  2. #01373a

Split complementary

  1. #3a0401
  2. #013a21
  3. #011b3a

Analogous

  1. #3a011b
  2. #3a0401
  3. #3a2101

Triadic

  1. #3a0401
  2. #013a04
  3. #04013a

Tetradic

  1. #3a0401
  2. #373a01
  3. #01373a
  4. #04013a

Square

  1. #3a0401
  2. #1b3a01
  3. #01373a
  4. #21013a

Monochromatic

  1. #140100
  2. #140100
  3. #3a0401
  4. #850902
  5. #d00e04

Shades

#3a0401 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a0401
  2. #340401
  3. #2e0301
  4. #290301
  5. #230201
  6. #1d0201
  7. #170200
  8. #110100
  9. #0c0100
  10. #060000
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a0401 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a0401
  2. #4e1d1a
  3. #613634
  4. #754f4d
  5. #896867
  6. #9d8280
  7. #b09b99
  8. #c4b4b3
  9. #d8cdcc
  10. #ebe6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a0401 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a0401
  2. #41100e
  3. #481d1a
  4. #4f2927
  5. #563634
  6. #5d4241
  7. #644e4d
  8. #6b5b5a
  9. #726767
  10. #797473
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #191919 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a1312 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #151200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #231e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #410004 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #280d01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e1600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e0003 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a0401 {
  color: #3a0401;
}
Background
.bg-3a0401 {
  background-color: #3a0401;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a0401 {
  border: 2px solid #3a0401;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a0401;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 4 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 97% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a0401 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a0401, #3a2101);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a0401 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 4 1 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.48 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.73 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 14.35 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.39 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 15.24 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 15.40 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.56 #c5fbfe Inverted #191919 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3a0401  rgb(58, 4, 1)  hsl(3, 97%, 12%)  Caput Mortuum
#01373a  rgb(1, 55, 58)  hsl(183, 97%, 12%)  Midnight Green
#013a04  rgb(1, 58, 4)  hsl(123, 97%, 12%)  British Racing Green
#04013a  rgb(4, 1, 58)  hsl(243, 97%, 12%)  Oxford Blue