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#4D2C26

#4d2c26 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4d2c26 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 17.25% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 50.65% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 9.23°, with 33.91% saturation and 22.55% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.0352

Complementary

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #26474d

Split complementary

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #264d40
  3. #26344d

Analogous

  1. #4d2634
  2. #4d2c26
  3. #4d4026

Triadic

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #264d2c
  3. #2c264d

Tetradic

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #474d26
  3. #26474d
  4. #2c264d

Square

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #344d26
  3. #26474d
  4. #40264d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0807
  2. #1a0f0d
  3. #4d2c26
  4. #80493f
  5. #af6a5d

Shades

#4d2c26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #452822
  3. #3e231e
  4. #361f1b
  5. #2e1a17
  6. #271613
  7. #1f120f
  8. #170d0b
  9. #0f0908
  10. #080404
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d2c26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #5f413c
  3. #715651
  4. #826b67
  5. #94807d
  6. #a69693
  7. #b8aba8
  8. #cac0be
  9. #dbd5d4
  10. #edeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d2c26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d2c26
  2. #52342f
  3. #573d38
  4. #5c4541
  5. #614e4a
  6. #675653
  7. #6c5e5c
  8. #716765
  9. #766f6e
  10. #7b7877
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40312f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #343125 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54272b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f2f26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #433326 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512929 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d2c26 {
  color: #4d2c26;
}
Background
.bg-4d2c26 {
  background-color: #4d2c26;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d2c26 {
  border: 2px solid #4d2c26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d2c26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 44 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d2c26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d2c26, #4d4026);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d2c26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 44 38 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.05 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.95 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.41 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.60 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.08 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.48 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.53 #b2d3d9 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4d2c26  rgb(77, 44, 38)  hsl(9, 34%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#26474d  rgb(38, 71, 77)  hsl(189, 34%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#264d2c  rgb(38, 77, 44)  hsl(129, 34%, 23%)  British Racing Green
#2c264d  rgb(44, 38, 77)  hsl(249, 34%, 23%)  Oxford Blue