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#4C1916

#4c1916 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1916 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 9.8% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 71.05% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 3.33°, with 55.1% saturation and 19.22% 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 14.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0229

Complementary

  1. #4c1916
  2. #16494c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1916
  2. #164c34
  3. #162e4c

Analogous

  1. #4c162e
  2. #4c1916
  3. #4c3416

Triadic

  1. #4c1916
  2. #164c19
  3. #19164c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1916
  2. #494c16
  3. #16494c
  4. #19164c

Square

  1. #4c1916
  2. #2e4c16
  3. #16494c
  4. #34164c

Monochromatic

  1. #100505
  2. #110505
  3. #4c1916
  4. #872d27
  5. #c34038

Shades

#4c1916 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1916
  2. #441714
  3. #3d1412
  4. #35120f
  5. #2e0f0d
  6. #260d0b
  7. #1e0a09
  8. #170807
  9. #0f0504
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1916 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1916
  2. #5e302d
  3. #704745
  4. #825e5c
  5. #947573
  6. #a68c8b
  7. #b7a3a2
  8. #c9bab9
  9. #dbd1d0
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1916 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1916
  2. #512321
  3. #562e2b
  4. #5c3836
  5. #614240
  6. #664d4b
  7. #6b5756
  8. #706160
  9. #766b6b
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2423 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #262315 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332e15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #540e19 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2715 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #511318 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1916 {
  color: #4c1916;
}
Background
.bg-4c1916 {
  background-color: #4c1916;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1916 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1916;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1916;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 55% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1916 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1916, #4c3416);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1916 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 22 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.09 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.50 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.24 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.39 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.48 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.80 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.82 #b3e6e9 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c1916  rgb(76, 25, 22)  hsl(3, 55%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#16494c  rgb(22, 73, 76)  hsl(183, 55%, 19%)  Midnight Green
#164c19  rgb(22, 76, 25)  hsl(123, 55%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#19164c  rgb(25, 22, 76)  hsl(243, 55%, 19%)  Midnight Blue