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#3A1C19

#3a1c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3a1c19 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, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.72% magenta, 56.9% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 5.45°, with 39.76% saturation and 16.27% 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 15.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.018

Complementary

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #19373a

Split complementary

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #193a2c
  3. #19263a

Analogous

  1. #3a1926
  2. #3a1c19
  3. #3a2c19

Triadic

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #193a1c
  3. #1c193a

Tetradic

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #373a19
  3. #19373a
  4. #1c193a

Square

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #263a19
  3. #19373a
  4. #2c193a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0706
  2. #0e0706
  3. #3a1c19
  4. #6f3630
  5. #a55047

Shades

#3a1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #341917
  3. #2e1614
  4. #291412
  5. #23110f
  6. #1d0e0d
  7. #170b0a
  8. #110808
  9. #0c0605
  10. #060303
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #4e3330
  3. #614947
  4. #75605e
  5. #897775
  6. #9d8e8c
  7. #b0a4a3
  8. #c4bbba
  9. #d8d2d1
  10. #ebe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a1c19
  2. #412623
  3. #48302e
  4. #4f3a38
  5. #564442
  6. #5d4e4d
  7. #645857
  8. #6b6261
  9. #726c6b
  10. #797676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2120 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #232119 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2718 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40181b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #312319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d191a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a1c19 {
  color: #3a1c19;
}
Background
.bg-3a1c19 {
  background-color: #3a1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #3a1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 40% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a1c19, #3a2c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.95 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.83 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.48 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 13.23 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.60 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.66 #674c47 Liver ΔE 15.30 #c5e3e6 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3a1c19  rgb(58, 28, 25)  hsl(5, 40%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#19373a  rgb(25, 55, 58)  hsl(185, 40%, 16%)  Midnight Green
#193a1c  rgb(25, 58, 28)  hsl(125, 40%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#1c193a  rgb(28, 25, 58)  hsl(245, 40%, 16%)  Oxford Blue