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#3C1911

#3c1911 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1911 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, 9.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 71.67% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 11.16°, with 55.84% saturation and 15.1% 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 15.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.017

Complementary

  1. #3c1911
  2. #11343c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1911
  2. #113c2f
  3. #111f3c

Analogous

  1. #3c111f
  2. #3c1911
  3. #3c2f11

Triadic

  1. #3c1911
  2. #113c19
  3. #19113c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1911
  2. #343c11
  3. #11343c
  4. #19113c

Square

  1. #3c1911
  2. #1f3c11
  3. #11343c
  4. #2f113c

Monochromatic

  1. #100705
  2. #100705
  3. #3c1911
  4. #783222
  5. #b34b33

Shades

#3c1911 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1911
  2. #36170f
  3. #30140e
  4. #2a120c
  5. #240f0a
  6. #1e0d09
  7. #180a07
  8. #120805
  9. #0c0503
  10. #060302
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1911 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1911
  2. #503029
  3. #634741
  4. #775e58
  5. #8a7570
  6. #9e8c88
  7. #b1a3a0
  8. #c5bab8
  9. #d8d1cf
  10. #ece8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1911 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1911
  2. #43231c
  3. #4a2e27
  4. #503832
  5. #57423d
  6. #5e4d49
  7. #655754
  8. #6c615f
  9. #726b6a
  10. #797675
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1f1d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #221f10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b2610 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #421317 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1c11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #322111 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #401515 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1911 {
  color: #3c1911;
}
Background
.bg-3c1911 {
  background-color: #3c1911;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1911 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1911;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1911;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 56% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1911 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1911, #3c2f11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1911 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 17 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.91 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.25 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.59 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.27 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.02 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.57 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 15.31 #c3e6ee Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3c1911  rgb(60, 25, 17)  hsl(11, 56%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#11343c  rgb(17, 52, 60)  hsl(191, 56%, 15%)  Gunmetal
#113c19  rgb(17, 60, 25)  hsl(131, 56%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#19113c  rgb(25, 17, 60)  hsl(251, 56%, 15%)  Oxford Blue