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#4B2127

#4b2127 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4b2127 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 12.94% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 48% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 351.43°, with 38.89% saturation and 21.18% 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 13.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0273

Complementary

  1. #4b2127
  2. #214b45

Split complementary

  1. #4b2127
  2. #214b30
  3. #213c4b

Analogous

  1. #4b213c
  2. #4b2127
  3. #4b3021

Triadic

  1. #4b2127
  2. #274b21
  3. #21274b

Tetradic

  1. #4b2127
  2. #4b4521
  3. #214b45
  4. #21274b

Square

  1. #4b2127
  2. #3c4b21
  3. #214b45
  4. #30214b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0607
  2. #160a0b
  3. #4b2127
  4. #803843
  5. #b35260

Shades

#4b2127 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b2127
  2. #441e23
  3. #3c1a1f
  4. #35171b
  5. #2d1417
  6. #261114
  7. #1e0d10
  8. #170a0c
  9. #0f0708
  10. #080304
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b2127 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b2127
  2. #5d373d
  3. #6f4d52
  4. #816468
  5. #937a7d
  6. #a59093
  7. #b7a6a9
  8. #c9bcbe
  9. #dbd3d4
  10. #ede9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b2127 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b2127
  2. #502b30
  3. #563439
  4. #5b3e42
  5. #60474b
  6. #665154
  7. #6b5a5c
  8. #706465
  9. #756d6e
  10. #7b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c292b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #292927 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343126 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #521c23 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a2627 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f1e25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b2127 {
  color: #4b2127;
}
Background
.bg-4b2127 {
  background-color: #4b2127;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b2127 {
  border: 2px solid #4b2127;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b2127;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 33 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 39% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b2127 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b2127, #4b3021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b2127 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 33 39 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.19 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.96 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.35 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.80 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.97 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.18 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.34 #b4ded8 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4b2127  rgb(75, 33, 39)  hsl(351, 39%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#214b45  rgb(33, 75, 69)  hsl(171, 39%, 21%)  Dark Slate Gray
#274b21  rgb(39, 75, 33)  hsl(111, 39%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#21274b  rgb(33, 39, 75)  hsl(231, 39%, 21%)  Oxford Blue