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#4D302C

#4d302c ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4d302c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 18.82% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.66% magenta, 42.86% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 7.27°, with 27.27% saturation and 23.73% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.0387

Complementary

  1. #4d302c
  2. #2c494d

Split complementary

  1. #4d302c
  2. #2c4d41
  3. #2c394d

Analogous

  1. #4d2c39
  2. #4d302c
  3. #4d412c

Triadic

  1. #4d302c
  2. #2c4d30
  3. #302c4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d302c
  2. #494d2c
  3. #2c494d
  4. #302c4d

Square

  1. #4d302c
  2. #394d2c
  3. #2c494d
  4. #412c4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0807
  2. #1c1210
  3. #4d302c
  4. #7e4e48
  5. #a97169

Shades

#4d302c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d302c
  2. #452b28
  3. #3e2623
  4. #36221f
  5. #2e1d1a
  6. #271816
  7. #1f1312
  8. #170e0d
  9. #0f0a09
  10. #080504
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d302c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d302c
  2. #5f4541
  3. #715956
  4. #826e6b
  5. #948380
  6. #a69896
  7. #b8acab
  8. #cac1c0
  9. #dbd6d5
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d302c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d302c
  2. #523834
  3. #57403d
  4. #5c4845
  5. #61504e
  6. #675856
  7. #6c605e
  8. #716867
  9. #76706f
  10. #7b7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413533 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36342c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d3a2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #532c2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #40322c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #44362c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512e2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d302c {
  color: #4d302c;
}
Background
.bg-4d302c {
  background-color: #4d302c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d302c {
  border: 2px solid #4d302c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d302c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 48 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 27% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d302c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d302c, #4d412c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d302c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 48 44 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.78 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.67 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.17 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 9.88 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.93 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.42 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.99 #b2cfd3 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4d302c  rgb(77, 48, 44)  hsl(7, 27%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#2c494d  rgb(44, 73, 77)  hsl(187, 27%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2c4d30  rgb(44, 77, 48)  hsl(127, 27%, 24%)  Hunter Green
#302c4d  rgb(48, 44, 77)  hsl(247, 27%, 24%)  Oxford Blue