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#421E1E

#421e1e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#421e1e 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, 11.76% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 54.55% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 37.5% saturation and 18.82% 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 14.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0218

Complementary

  1. #421e1e
  2. #1e4242

Split complementary

  1. #421e1e
  2. #1e4230
  3. #1e3042

Analogous

  1. #421e30
  2. #421e1e
  3. #42301e

Triadic

  1. #421e1e
  2. #1e421e
  3. #1e1e42

Tetradic

  1. #421e1e
  2. #42421e
  3. #1e4242
  4. #1e1e42

Square

  1. #421e1e
  2. #30421e
  3. #1e4242
  4. #301e42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0606
  2. #0e0606
  3. #421e1e
  4. #773636
  5. #ab4e4e

Shades

#421e1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421e1e
  2. #3b1b1b
  3. #351818
  4. #2e1515
  5. #281212
  6. #210f0f
  7. #1a0c0c
  8. #140909
  9. #0d0606
  10. #070303
  11. #000000

Tints

#421e1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421e1e
  2. #553535
  3. #684b4b
  4. #7b6262
  5. #8e7878
  6. #a18f8f
  7. #b3a5a5
  8. #c6bcbc
  9. #d9d2d2
  10. #ece9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421e1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421e1e
  2. #482828
  3. #4e3232
  4. #553b3b
  5. #5b4545
  6. #614f4f
  7. #675959
  8. #6d6363
  9. #746c6c
  10. #7a7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342525 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26241e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f2b1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48191e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #33221e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #37271e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #461b1e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421e1e {
  color: #421e1e;
}
Background
.bg-421e1e {
  background-color: #421e1e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421e1e {
  border: 2px solid #421e1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421e1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 30 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 38% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421e1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421e1e, #42301e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421e1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 30 30 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.56 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.73 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.28 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.95 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.63 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.74 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.30 #bde1e1 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#421e1e  rgb(66, 30, 30)  hsl(0, 38%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e4242  rgb(30, 66, 66)  hsl(180, 38%, 19%)  Dark Slate Gray
#1e421e  rgb(30, 66, 30)  hsl(120, 38%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#1e1e42  rgb(30, 30, 66)  hsl(240, 38%, 19%)  Oxford Blue