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#492E2E

#492e2e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#492e2e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 18.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 22.69% saturation and 23.33% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0357

Complementary

  1. #492e2e
  2. #2e4949

Split complementary

  1. #492e2e
  2. #2e493b
  3. #2e3b49

Analogous

  1. #492e3b
  2. #492e2e
  3. #493b2e

Triadic

  1. #492e2e
  2. #2e492e
  3. #2e2e49

Tetradic

  1. #492e2e
  2. #49492e
  3. #2e4949
  4. #2e2e49

Square

  1. #492e2e
  2. #3b492e
  3. #2e4949
  4. #3b2e49

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0808
  2. #1a1010
  3. #492e2e
  4. #784c4c
  5. #a36d6d

Shades

#492e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492e2e
  2. #422929
  3. #3a2525
  4. #332020
  5. #2c1c1c
  6. #251717
  7. #1d1212
  8. #160e0e
  9. #0f0909
  10. #070505
  11. #000000

Tints

#492e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492e2e
  2. #5b4343
  3. #6d5858
  4. #806d6d
  5. #928282
  6. #a49797
  7. #b6abab
  8. #c8c0c0
  9. #dbd5d5
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492e2e
  2. #4f3636
  3. #543e3e
  4. #5a4747
  5. #5f4f4f
  6. #655757
  7. #6a5f5f
  8. #706767
  9. #757070
  10. #7b7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3232 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #33322e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a372e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e2b2e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d302e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40342e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c2c2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492e2e {
  color: #492e2e;
}
Background
.bg-492e2e {
  background-color: #492e2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492e2e {
  border: 2px solid #492e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 46 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 23% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492e2e, #493b2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 46 46 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.20 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.64 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.11 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.25 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.64 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.30 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.90 #b6d1d1 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#492e2e  rgb(73, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 23%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#2e4949  rgb(46, 73, 73)  hsl(180, 23%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2e492e  rgb(46, 73, 46)  hsl(120, 23%, 23%)  British Racing Green
#2e2e49  rgb(46, 46, 73)  hsl(240, 23%, 23%)  Oxford Blue