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#492318

#492318 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#492318 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 13.73% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.05% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 13.47°, with 50.52% saturation and 19.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0268

Complementary

  1. #492318
  2. #183e49

Split complementary

  1. #492318
  2. #18493c
  3. #182549

Analogous

  1. #491825
  2. #492318
  3. #493c18

Triadic

  1. #492318
  2. #184923
  3. #231849

Tetradic

  1. #492318
  2. #3e4918
  3. #183e49
  4. #231849

Square

  1. #492318
  2. #254918
  3. #183e49
  4. #3c1849

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0705
  2. #0f0705
  3. #492318
  4. #833f2b
  5. #bc5a3e

Shades

#492318 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492318
  2. #422016
  3. #3a1c13
  4. #331911
  5. #2c150e
  6. #25120c
  7. #1d0e0a
  8. #160b07
  9. #0f0705
  10. #070402
  11. #000000

Tints

#492318 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492318
  2. #5b392f
  3. #6d4f46
  4. #80655d
  5. #927b74
  6. #a4918c
  7. #b6a7a3
  8. #c8bdba
  9. #dbd3d1
  10. #ede9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492318 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492318
  2. #4f2c22
  3. #54362d
  4. #5a3f37
  5. #5f4842
  6. #65524c
  7. #6a5b56
  8. #706461
  9. #756d6b
  10. #7b7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2a26 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d2917 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #363117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #501c20 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a2617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2c18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d1f1d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492318 {
  color: #492318;
}
Background
.bg-492318 {
  background-color: #492318;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492318 {
  border: 2px solid #492318;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492318;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 35 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 51% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492318 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492318, #493c18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492318 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 35 24 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.47 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.53 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.79 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.32 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.07 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.17 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.57 #b6dce7 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#492318  rgb(73, 35, 24)  hsl(13, 51%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#183e49  rgb(24, 62, 73)  hsl(193, 51%, 19%)  Midnight Green
#184923  rgb(24, 73, 35)  hsl(133, 51%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#231849  rgb(35, 24, 73)  hsl(253, 51%, 19%)  Midnight Blue