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#45121C

#45121c ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#45121c is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 7.06% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 59.42% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 348.24°, with 58.62% saturation and 17.06% 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 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.8.

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Relative luminance0.0178

Complementary

  1. #45121c
  2. #12453b

Split complementary

  1. #45121c
  2. #124522
  3. #123545

Analogous

  1. #451235
  2. #45121c
  3. #452212

Triadic

  1. #45121c
  2. #1c4512
  3. #121c45

Tetradic

  1. #45121c
  2. #453b12
  3. #12453b
  4. #121c45

Square

  1. #45121c
  2. #354512
  3. #12453b
  4. #221245

Monochromatic

  1. #100407
  2. #100407
  3. #45121c
  4. #822235
  5. #be324d

Shades

#45121c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45121c
  2. #3e1019
  3. #370e16
  4. #300d14
  5. #290b11
  6. #23090e
  7. #1c070b
  8. #150508
  9. #0e0406
  10. #070203
  11. #000000

Tints

#45121c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45121c
  2. #582a33
  3. #6a4149
  4. #7d5960
  5. #8f7177
  6. #a2898e
  7. #b5a0a4
  8. #c7b8bb
  9. #dad0d2
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45121c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45121c
  2. #4b1d26
  3. #512830
  4. #57333a
  5. #5d3e44
  6. #63494e
  7. #685458
  8. #6e5f62
  9. #746a6c
  10. #7a7576
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #341e21 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e1e1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b281b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c0916 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #321a1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #37211b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #490d19 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45121c {
  color: #45121c;
}
Background
.bg-45121c {
  background-color: #45121c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-45121c {
  border: 2px solid #45121c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45121c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 18 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 59% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45121c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45121c, #452212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45121c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 18 28 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.80 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.80 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.11 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.48 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.14 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.14 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.90 #baede3 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#45121c  rgb(69, 18, 28)  hsl(348, 59%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#12453b  rgb(18, 69, 59)  hsl(168, 59%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#1c4512  rgb(28, 69, 18)  hsl(108, 59%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#121c45  rgb(18, 28, 69)  hsl(228, 59%, 17%)  Oxford Blue