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#3E1201

#3e1201 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3e1201 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 7.06% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.97% magenta, 98.39% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 16.72°, with 96.83% saturation and 12.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.43.

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Relative luminance0.0146

Complementary

  1. #3e1201
  2. #012d3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e1201
  2. #013e30
  3. #010e3e

Analogous

  1. #3e010e
  2. #3e1201
  3. #3e3001

Triadic

  1. #3e1201
  2. #013e12
  3. #12013e

Tetradic

  1. #3e1201
  2. #2d3e01
  3. #012d3e
  4. #12013e

Square

  1. #3e1201
  2. #0e3e01
  3. #012d3e
  4. #30013e

Monochromatic

  1. #140600
  2. #140600
  3. #3e1201
  4. #892802
  5. #d53e03

Shades

#3e1201 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e1201
  2. #381001
  3. #320e01
  4. #2b0d01
  5. #250b01
  6. #1f0901
  7. #190700
  8. #130500
  9. #0c0400
  10. #060200
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e1201 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e1201
  2. #512a1a
  3. #654134
  4. #78594d
  5. #8b7167
  6. #9f8980
  7. #b2a099
  8. #c5b8b3
  9. #d8d0cc
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e1201 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e1201
  2. #451d0e
  3. #4b281a
  4. #523327
  5. #583e34
  6. #5f4941
  7. #66544d
  8. #6c5f5a
  9. #736a67
  10. #797573
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1b18 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f1a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45060e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e1700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #420c09 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e1201 {
  color: #3e1201;
}
Background
.bg-3e1201 {
  background-color: #3e1201;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e1201 {
  border: 2px solid #3e1201;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e1201;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 18 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 97% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e1201 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e1201, #3e3001);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e1201 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 18 1 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.43 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.03 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.45 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.26 #800000 Maroon ΔE 14.53 #722f37 Wine ΔE 15.01 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 15.50 #c1edfe Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3e1201  rgb(62, 18, 1)  hsl(17, 97%, 12%)  Caput Mortuum
#012d3e  rgb(1, 45, 62)  hsl(197, 97%, 12%)  Prussian Blue
#013e12  rgb(1, 62, 18)  hsl(137, 97%, 12%)  British Racing Green
#12013e  rgb(18, 1, 62)  hsl(257, 97%, 12%)  Midnight Blue