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#401B0E

#401b0e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#401b0e is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.59% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.81% magenta, 78.12% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 15.6°, with 64.1% saturation and 15.29% 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 15.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0191

Complementary

  1. #401b0e
  2. #0e3340

Split complementary

  1. #401b0e
  2. #0e4034
  3. #0e1a40

Analogous

  1. #400e1a
  2. #401b0e
  3. #40340e

Triadic

  1. #401b0e
  2. #0e401b
  3. #1b0e40

Tetradic

  1. #401b0e
  2. #33400e
  3. #0e3340
  4. #1b0e40

Square

  1. #401b0e
  2. #1a400e
  3. #0e3340
  4. #340e40

Monochromatic

  1. #110704
  2. #110704
  3. #401b0e
  4. #7f351c
  5. #be5029

Shades

#401b0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401b0e
  2. #3a180d
  3. #33160b
  4. #2d130a
  5. #261008
  6. #200e07
  7. #1a0b06
  8. #130804
  9. #0d0503
  10. #060301
  11. #000000

Tints

#401b0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401b0e
  2. #533226
  3. #66493e
  4. #795f56
  5. #8c766e
  6. #a08d87
  7. #b3a49f
  8. #c6bbb7
  9. #d9d1cf
  10. #ece8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401b0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401b0e
  2. #462519
  3. #4d2f25
  4. #533930
  5. #5a433c
  6. #604e47
  7. #665852
  8. #6d625e
  9. #736c69
  10. #7a7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32221e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #25210d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e290d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #471418 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #321e0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36240e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #441715 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401b0e {
  color: #401b0e;
}
Background
.bg-401b0e {
  background-color: #401b0e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401b0e {
  border: 2px solid #401b0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401b0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 64% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401b0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401b0e, #40340e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401b0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 14 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.57 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.91 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.28 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.26 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.45 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.52 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.58 #bfe4f1 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#401b0e  rgb(64, 27, 14)  hsl(16, 64%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0e3340  rgb(14, 51, 64)  hsl(196, 64%, 15%)  Gunmetal
#0e401b  rgb(14, 64, 27)  hsl(136, 64%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#1b0e40  rgb(27, 14, 64)  hsl(256, 64%, 15%)  Midnight Blue