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#4C2B29

#4c2b29 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c2b29 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 16.86% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.42% magenta, 46.05% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 3.43°, with 29.91% saturation and 22.94% 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.0342

Complementary

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #294a4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #294c3c
  3. #29384c

Analogous

  1. #4c2938
  2. #4c2b29
  3. #4c3c29

Triadic

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #294c2b
  3. #2b294c

Tetradic

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #4a4c29
  3. #294a4c
  4. #2b294c

Square

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #384c29
  3. #294a4c
  4. #3c294c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0707
  2. #1a0f0e
  3. #4c2b29
  4. #7e4744
  5. #ab6763

Shades

#4c2b29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #442725
  3. #3d2221
  4. #351e1d
  5. #2e1a19
  6. #261615
  7. #1e1110
  8. #170d0c
  9. #0f0908
  10. #080404
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c2b29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #5e403e
  3. #705554
  4. #826b69
  5. #94807f
  6. #a69594
  7. #b7aaa9
  8. #c9bfbf
  9. #dbd5d4
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c2b29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c2b29
  2. #513432
  3. #563c3a
  4. #5c4543
  5. #614d4c
  6. #665655
  7. #6b5e5d
  8. #706766
  9. #766f6f
  10. #7b7877
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3130 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #323029 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a3628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52272b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e2e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50292a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c2b29 {
  color: #4c2b29;
}
Background
.bg-4c2b29 {
  background-color: #4c2b29;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c2b29 {
  border: 2px solid #4c2b29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c2b29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 43 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 30% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c2b29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c2b29, #4c3c29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c2b29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 43 41 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.76 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.16 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.91 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.72 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.35 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.97 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.36 #b3d4d6 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4c2b29  rgb(76, 43, 41)  hsl(3, 30%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#294a4c  rgb(41, 74, 76)  hsl(183, 30%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#294c2b  rgb(41, 76, 43)  hsl(123, 30%, 23%)  British Racing Green
#2b294c  rgb(43, 41, 76)  hsl(243, 30%, 23%)  Oxford Blue