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#3C141E

#3c141e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c141e is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 7.84% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 50% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 50% saturation and 15.69% 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 16.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 10.62.

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Relative luminance0.0155

Complementary

  1. #3c141e
  2. #143c32

Split complementary

  1. #3c141e
  2. #143c1e
  3. #14323c

Analogous

  1. #3c1432
  2. #3c141e
  3. #3c1e14

Triadic

  1. #3c141e
  2. #1e3c14
  3. #141e3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c141e
  2. #3c3214
  3. #143c32
  4. #141e3c

Square

  1. #3c141e
  2. #323c14
  3. #143c32
  4. #1e143c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0508
  2. #0f0508
  3. #3c141e
  4. #75273b
  5. #af3a57

Shades

#3c141e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c141e
  2. #36121b
  3. #301018
  4. #2a0e15
  5. #240c12
  6. #1e0a0f
  7. #18080c
  8. #120609
  9. #0c0406
  10. #060203
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c141e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c141e
  2. #502c35
  3. #63434b
  4. #775b62
  5. #8a7278
  6. #9e8a8f
  7. #b1a1a5
  8. #c5b9bc
  9. #d8d0d2
  10. #ece8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c141e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c141e
  2. #431f28
  3. #4a2a32
  4. #50343b
  5. #573f45
  6. #5e4a4f
  7. #655559
  8. #6c6063
  9. #726a6c
  10. #797576
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e1d20 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c1d1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #26241d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #420f18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c191e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #301f1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f111a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c141e {
  color: #3c141e;
}
Background
.bg-3c141e {
  background-color: #3c141e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c141e {
  border: 2px solid #3c141e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c141e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 20 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 50% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c141e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c141e, #3c1e14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c141e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 20 30 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.62 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 12.03 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.74 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.10 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 14.13 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.35 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.47 #c3ebe1 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c141e  rgb(60, 20, 30)  hsl(345, 50%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#143c32  rgb(20, 60, 50)  hsl(165, 50%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#1e3c14  rgb(30, 60, 20)  hsl(105, 50%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#141e3c  rgb(20, 30, 60)  hsl(225, 50%, 16%)  Oxford Blue