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#400A09

#400a09 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a09 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 85.94% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 1.09°, with 75.34% saturation and 14.31% 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 16.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.84.

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Relative luminance0.0133

Complementary

  1. #400a09
  2. #093f40

Split complementary

  1. #400a09
  2. #094025
  3. #092340

Analogous

  1. #400923
  2. #400a09
  3. #402509

Triadic

  1. #400a09
  2. #09400a
  3. #0a0940

Tetradic

  1. #400a09
  2. #3f4009
  3. #093f40
  4. #0a0940

Square

  1. #400a09
  2. #234009
  3. #093f40
  4. #250940

Monochromatic

  1. #120303
  2. #120303
  3. #400a09
  4. #831412
  5. #c61f1c

Shades

#400a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a09
  2. #3a0908
  3. #330807
  4. #2d0706
  5. #260605
  6. #200505
  7. #1a0404
  8. #130303
  9. #0d0202
  10. #060101
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a09
  2. #532322
  3. #663b3a
  4. #795453
  5. #8c6c6b
  6. #a08584
  7. #b39d9d
  8. #c6b6b5
  9. #d9cece
  10. #ece7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a09
  2. #461615
  3. #4d2221
  4. #532d2d
  5. #5a3939
  6. #604545
  7. #665150
  8. #6d5d5c
  9. #736868
  10. #7a7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1818 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a1708 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282307 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1309 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b08 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45020a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a09 {
  color: #400a09;
}
Background
.bg-400a09 {
  background-color: #400a09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a09 {
  border: 2px solid #400a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 75% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a09, #402509);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 9 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.84 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.58 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.99 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.16 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.82 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.46 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.60 #bff5f6 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a09  rgb(64, 10, 9)  hsl(1, 75%, 14%)  Caput Mortuum
#093f40  rgb(9, 63, 64)  hsl(181, 75%, 14%)  Midnight Green
#09400a  rgb(9, 64, 10)  hsl(121, 75%, 14%)  British Racing Green
#0a0940  rgb(10, 9, 64)  hsl(241, 75%, 14%)  Midnight Blue