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#420E18

#420e18 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#420e18 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 5.49% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.79% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.46°, with 65% saturation and 15.69% 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 16.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 9.12.

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Relative luminance0.0154

Complementary

  1. #420e18
  2. #0e4238

Split complementary

  1. #420e18
  2. #0e421e
  3. #0e3242

Analogous

  1. #420e32
  2. #420e18
  3. #421e0e

Triadic

  1. #420e18
  2. #18420e
  3. #0e1842

Tetradic

  1. #420e18
  2. #42380e
  3. #0e4238
  4. #0e1842

Square

  1. #420e18
  2. #32420e
  3. #0e4238
  4. #1e0e42

Monochromatic

  1. #110406
  2. #110406
  3. #420e18
  4. #811b2f
  5. #c02946

Shades

#420e18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #420e18
  2. #3b0d16
  3. #350b13
  4. #2e0a11
  5. #28080e
  6. #21070c
  7. #1a060a
  8. #140407
  9. #0d0305
  10. #070102
  11. #000000

Tints

#420e18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #420e18
  2. #55262f
  3. #683e46
  4. #7b565d
  5. #8e6e74
  6. #a1878c
  7. #b39fa3
  8. #c6b7ba
  9. #d9cfd1
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#420e18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #420e18
  2. #481922
  3. #4e252d
  4. #553037
  5. #5b3c42
  6. #61474c
  7. #675256
  8. #6d5e61
  9. #74696b
  10. #7a7576
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #311b1e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b1a18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #292517 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #490412 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f1618 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #341e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #460815 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-420e18 {
  color: #420e18;
}
Background
.bg-420e18 {
  background-color: #420e18;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-420e18 {
  border: 2px solid #420e18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #420e18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 14 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 65% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-420e18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #420e18, #421e0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-420e18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 14 24 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.12 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.90 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.61 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 12.15 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.76 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.38 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.75 #bdf1e7 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#420e18  rgb(66, 14, 24)  hsl(348, 65%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#0e4238  rgb(14, 66, 56)  hsl(168, 65%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#18420e  rgb(24, 66, 14)  hsl(108, 65%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#0e1842  rgb(14, 24, 66)  hsl(228, 65%, 16%)  Oxford Blue