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#400C0C

#400c0c ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400c0c 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, 4.71% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 81.25% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 68.42% saturation and 14.9% 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 16.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.65.

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Relative luminance0.0138

Complementary

  1. #400c0c
  2. #0c4040

Split complementary

  1. #400c0c
  2. #0c4026
  3. #0c2640

Analogous

  1. #400c26
  2. #400c0c
  3. #40260c

Triadic

  1. #400c0c
  2. #0c400c
  3. #0c0c40

Tetradic

  1. #400c0c
  2. #40400c
  3. #0c4040
  4. #0c0c40

Square

  1. #400c0c
  2. #26400c
  3. #0c4040
  4. #260c40

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #110303
  3. #400c0c
  4. #801818
  5. #c12424

Shades

#400c0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400c0c
  2. #3a0b0b
  3. #330a0a
  4. #2d0808
  5. #260707
  6. #200606
  7. #1a0505
  8. #130404
  9. #0d0202
  10. #060101
  11. #000000

Tints

#400c0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400c0c
  2. #532424
  3. #663d3d
  4. #795555
  5. #8c6d6d
  6. #a08686
  7. #b39e9e
  8. #c6b6b6
  9. #d9cece
  10. #ece7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400c0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400c0c
  2. #461818
  3. #4d2323
  4. #532f2f
  5. #5a3a3a
  6. #604646
  7. #665252
  8. #6d5d5d
  9. #736969
  10. #7a7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1919 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b180b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #28230a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e140c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331c0b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44050c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400c0c {
  color: #400c0c;
}
Background
.bg-400c0c {
  background-color: #400c0c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400c0c {
  border: 2px solid #400c0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400c0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 12 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 68% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400c0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400c0c, #40260c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400c0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 12 12 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.65 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.83 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.73 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.21 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.93 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.31 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.35 #bff3f3 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400c0c  rgb(64, 12, 12)  hsl(0, 68%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0c4040  rgb(12, 64, 64)  hsl(180, 68%, 15%)  Midnight Green
#0c400c  rgb(12, 64, 12)  hsl(120, 68%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0c0c40  rgb(12, 12, 64)  hsl(240, 68%, 15%)  Midnight Blue