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#451E2A

#451e2a ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#451e2a is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 11.76% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.52% magenta, 39.13% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 341.54°, with 39.39% saturation and 19.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 14.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 10.55.

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Relative luminance0.0236

Complementary

  1. #451e2a
  2. #1e4539

Split complementary

  1. #451e2a
  2. #1e4525
  3. #1e3d45

Analogous

  1. #451e3d
  2. #451e2a
  3. #45251e

Triadic

  1. #451e2a
  2. #2a451e
  3. #1e2a45

Tetradic

  1. #451e2a
  2. #45391e
  3. #1e4539
  4. #1e2a45

Square

  1. #451e2a
  2. #3d451e
  3. #1e4539
  4. #251e45

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0609
  2. #10070a
  3. #451e2a
  4. #7a354a
  5. #b04c6b

Shades

#451e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451e2a
  2. #3e1b26
  3. #371822
  4. #30151d
  5. #291219
  6. #230f15
  7. #1c0c11
  8. #15090d
  9. #0e0608
  10. #070304
  11. #000000

Tints

#451e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451e2a
  2. #58353f
  3. #6a4b55
  4. #7d626a
  5. #8f787f
  6. #a28f95
  7. #b5a5aa
  8. #c7bcbf
  9. #dad2d4
  10. #ece9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451e2a
  2. #4b2833
  3. #51323b
  4. #573b44
  5. #5d454c
  6. #634f55
  7. #68595e
  8. #6e6366
  9. #746c6f
  10. #7a7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37262a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #24262a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e2d29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b1b22 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #34232a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #392829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #481c26 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451e2a {
  color: #451e2a;
}
Background
.bg-451e2a {
  background-color: #451e2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451e2a {
  border: 2px solid #451e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 30 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 39% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451e2a, #45251e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 30 42 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.55 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.66 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.94 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.10 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.63 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.30 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 15.01 #bae1d5 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#451e2a  rgb(69, 30, 42)  hsl(342, 39%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e4539  rgb(30, 69, 57)  hsl(162, 39%, 19%)  Phthalo Green
#2a451e  rgb(42, 69, 30)  hsl(102, 39%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#1e2a45  rgb(30, 42, 69)  hsl(222, 39%, 19%)  Oxford Blue