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#451C19

#451c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#451c19 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, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.42% magenta, 63.77% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 4.09°, with 46.81% saturation and 18.43% 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.0217

Complementary

  1. #451c19
  2. #194245

Split complementary

  1. #451c19
  2. #194532
  3. #192c45

Analogous

  1. #45192c
  2. #451c19
  3. #453219

Triadic

  1. #451c19
  2. #19451c
  3. #1c1945

Tetradic

  1. #451c19
  2. #424519
  3. #194245
  4. #1c1945

Square

  1. #451c19
  2. #2c4519
  3. #194245
  4. #321945

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0605
  2. #0f0605
  3. #451c19
  4. #7d332d
  5. #b54a42

Shades

#451c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451c19
  2. #3e1917
  3. #371614
  4. #301412
  5. #29110f
  6. #230e0d
  7. #1c0b0a
  8. #150808
  9. #0e0605
  10. #070303
  11. #000000

Tints

#451c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451c19
  2. #583330
  3. #6a4947
  4. #7d605e
  5. #8f7775
  6. #a28e8c
  7. #b5a4a3
  8. #c7bbba
  9. #dad2d1
  10. #ece8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451c19
  2. #4b2623
  3. #51302e
  4. #573a38
  5. #5d4442
  6. #634e4d
  7. #685857
  8. #6e6261
  9. #746c6b
  10. #7a7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362423 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #262319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #302c18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c151b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #352019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #392618 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49181b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451c19 {
  color: #451c19;
}
Background
.bg-451c19 {
  background-color: #451c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451c19 {
  border: 2px solid #451c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 47% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451c19, #453219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.01 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.03 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.04 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.06 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.53 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.57 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.06 #bae3e6 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#451c19  rgb(69, 28, 25)  hsl(4, 47%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#194245  rgb(25, 66, 69)  hsl(184, 47%, 18%)  Midnight Green
#19451c  rgb(25, 69, 28)  hsl(124, 47%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#1c1945  rgb(28, 25, 69)  hsl(244, 47%, 18%)  Oxford Blue