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#4B0C19

#4b0c19 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4b0c19 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 347.62°, with 72.41% saturation and 17.06% 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.57.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0183

Complementary

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #0c4b3e

Split complementary

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #0c4b1f
  3. #0c394b

Analogous

  1. #4b0c39
  2. #4b0c19
  3. #4b1f0c

Triadic

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #194b0c
  3. #0c194b

Tetradic

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #4b3e0c
  3. #0c4b3e
  4. #0c194b

Square

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #394b0c
  3. #0c4b3e
  4. #1f0c4b

Monochromatic

  1. #120306
  2. #120306
  3. #4b0c19
  4. #8d172f
  5. #cf2145

Shades

#4b0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #440b17
  3. #3c0a14
  4. #350812
  5. #2d070f
  6. #26060d
  7. #1e050a
  8. #170408
  9. #0f0205
  10. #080103
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #5d2430
  3. #6f3d47
  4. #81555e
  5. #936d75
  6. #a5868c
  7. #b79ea3
  8. #c9b6ba
  9. #dbced1
  10. #ede7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b0c19
  2. #501823
  3. #56232e
  4. #5b2f38
  5. #603a42
  6. #66464d
  7. #6b5257
  8. #705d61
  9. #75696b
  10. #7b7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #381d21 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d1c19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e2917 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #530012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #351719 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b2118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #500415 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b0c19 {
  color: #4b0c19;
}
Background
.bg-4b0c19 {
  background-color: #4b0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #4b0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 72% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b0c19, #4b1f0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.57 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.09 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.28 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.87 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.23 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.48 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 13.60 #b4f3e6 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4b0c19  rgb(75, 12, 25)  hsl(348, 72%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#0c4b3e  rgb(12, 75, 62)  hsl(168, 72%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#194b0c  rgb(25, 75, 12)  hsl(108, 72%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#0c194b  rgb(12, 25, 75)  hsl(228, 72%, 17%)  Oxford Blue