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#482A2F

#482a2f ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#482a2f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 16.47% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.67% magenta, 34.72% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 26.32% saturation and 22.35% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 9.02.

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Relative luminance0.0324

Complementary

  1. #482a2f
  2. #2a4843

Split complementary

  1. #482a2f
  2. #2a4834
  3. #2a3e48

Analogous

  1. #482a3e
  2. #482a2f
  3. #48342a

Triadic

  1. #482a2f
  2. #2f482a
  3. #2a2f48

Tetradic

  1. #482a2f
  2. #48432a
  3. #2a4843
  4. #2a2f48

Square

  1. #482a2f
  2. #3e482a
  3. #2a4843
  4. #342a48

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0808
  2. #180e0f
  3. #482a2f
  4. #78464f
  5. #a56670

Shades

#482a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482a2f
  2. #41262a
  3. #3a2226
  4. #321d21
  5. #2b191c
  6. #241518
  7. #1d1113
  8. #160d0e
  9. #0e0809
  10. #070405
  11. #000000

Tints

#482a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482a2f
  2. #5a3f44
  3. #6d5559
  4. #7f6a6d
  5. #917f82
  6. #a49597
  7. #b6aaac
  8. #c8bfc1
  9. #dad4d5
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482a2f
  2. #4e3337
  3. #533b3f
  4. #594447
  5. #5e4c4f
  6. #645558
  7. #6a5e60
  8. #6f6668
  9. #756f70
  10. #7a7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2f31 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f2f2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #36352e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d272c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a2d2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e312f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b282d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482a2f {
  color: #482a2f;
}
Background
.bg-482a2f {
  background-color: #482a2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482a2f {
  border: 2px solid #482a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 42 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 26% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482a2f, #48342a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 42 47 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.02 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.22 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.79 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.22 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.88 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.30 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 13.47 #b7d5d0 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#482a2f  rgb(72, 42, 47)  hsl(350, 26%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#2a4843  rgb(42, 72, 67)  hsl(170, 26%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2f482a  rgb(47, 72, 42)  hsl(110, 26%, 22%)  British Racing Green
#2a2f48  rgb(42, 47, 72)  hsl(230, 26%, 22%)  Oxford Blue