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#421E20

#421e20 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#421e20 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 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 51.52% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, 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 14.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0219

Complementary

  1. #421e20
  2. #1e4240

Split complementary

  1. #421e20
  2. #1e422e
  3. #1e3242

Analogous

  1. #421e32
  2. #421e20
  3. #422e1e

Triadic

  1. #421e20
  2. #20421e
  3. #1e2042

Tetradic

  1. #421e20
  2. #42401e
  3. #1e4240
  4. #1e2042

Square

  1. #421e20
  2. #32421e
  3. #1e4240
  4. #2e1e42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0607
  2. #0e0607
  3. #421e20
  4. #773639
  5. #ab4e53

Shades

#421e20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421e20
  2. #3b1b1d
  3. #35181a
  4. #2e1516
  5. #281213
  6. #210f10
  7. #1a0c0d
  8. #14090a
  9. #0d0606
  10. #070303
  11. #000000

Tints

#421e20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421e20
  2. #553536
  3. #684b4d
  4. #7b6263
  5. #8e7879
  6. #a18f90
  7. #b3a5a6
  8. #c6bcbc
  9. #d9d2d2
  10. #ece9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421e20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421e20
  2. #48282a
  3. #4e3233
  4. #553b3d
  5. #5b4546
  6. #614f50
  7. #67595a
  8. #6d6363
  9. #746c6d
  10. #7a7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.6:1 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 #262420 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f2c1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48191f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #332220 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #372720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #461b1f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421e20 {
  color: #421e20;
}
Background
.bg-421e20 {
  background-color: #421e20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421e20 {
  border: 2px solid #421e20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421e20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 30 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 38% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421e20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421e20, #422e1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421e20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 30 32 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.20 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.15 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.36 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.45 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.12 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.66 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.04 #bde1df Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#421e20  rgb(66, 30, 32)  hsl(357, 38%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e4240  rgb(30, 66, 64)  hsl(177, 38%, 19%)  Dark Slate Gray
#20421e  rgb(32, 66, 30)  hsl(117, 38%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#1e2042  rgb(30, 32, 66)  hsl(237, 38%, 19%)  Oxford Blue