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#3E151F

#3e151f ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3e151f is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 8.24% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.13% magenta, 50% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 345.37°, with 49.4% 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 15.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 10.28.

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Relative luminance0.0166

Complementary

  1. #3e151f
  2. #153e34

Split complementary

  1. #3e151f
  2. #153e1f
  3. #15333e

Analogous

  1. #3e1533
  2. #3e151f
  3. #3e1f15

Triadic

  1. #3e151f
  2. #1f3e15
  3. #151f3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e151f
  2. #3e3415
  3. #153e34
  4. #151f3e

Square

  1. #3e151f
  2. #333e15
  3. #153e34
  4. #1f153e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0508
  2. #0f0508
  3. #3e151f
  4. #77283c
  5. #b03c58

Shades

#3e151f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e151f
  2. #38131c
  3. #321119
  4. #2b0f16
  5. #250d13
  6. #1f0b10
  7. #19080c
  8. #130609
  9. #0c0406
  10. #060203
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e151f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e151f
  2. #512c35
  3. #65444c
  4. #785b62
  5. #8b7379
  6. #9f8a8f
  7. #b2a1a5
  8. #c5b9bc
  9. #d8d0d2
  10. #ece8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e151f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e151f
  2. #452029
  3. #4b2a32
  4. #52353c
  5. #584046
  6. #5f4b50
  7. #665559
  8. #6c6063
  9. #736b6d
  10. #797576
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #301e21 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d1e1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #28261e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #441019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1b1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #32201e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42121b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e151f {
  color: #3e151f;
}
Background
.bg-3e151f {
  background-color: #3e151f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e151f {
  border: 2px solid #3e151f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e151f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 21 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 49% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e151f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e151f, #3e1f15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e151f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 21 31 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.28 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.77 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.27 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.81 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 13.82 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.02 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.34 #c1eae0 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#3e151f  rgb(62, 21, 31)  hsl(345, 49%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#153e34  rgb(21, 62, 52)  hsl(165, 49%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#1f3e15  rgb(31, 62, 21)  hsl(105, 49%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#151f3e  rgb(21, 31, 62)  hsl(225, 49%, 16%)  Oxford Blue