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#4E150A

#4e150a ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e150a is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.24% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.08% magenta, 87.18% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 9.71°, with 77.27% saturation and 17.25% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.0218

Complementary

  1. #4e150a
  2. #0a434e

Split complementary

  1. #4e150a
  2. #0a4e37
  3. #0a214e

Analogous

  1. #4e0a21
  2. #4e150a
  3. #4e370a

Triadic

  1. #4e150a
  2. #0a4e15
  3. #150a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e150a
  2. #434e0a
  3. #0a434e
  4. #150a4e

Square

  1. #4e150a
  2. #214e0a
  3. #0a434e
  4. #370a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #120502
  2. #120502
  3. #4e150a
  4. #922713
  5. #d63a1b

Shades

#4e150a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e150a
  2. #461309
  3. #3e1108
  4. #370f07
  5. #2f0d06
  6. #270b05
  7. #1f0804
  8. #170603
  9. #100402
  10. #080201
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e150a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e150a
  2. #602c23
  3. #71443b
  4. #835b54
  5. #95736c
  6. #a78a85
  7. #b8a19d
  8. #cab9b6
  9. #dcd0ce
  10. #ede8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e150a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e150a
  2. #532016
  3. #582a22
  4. #5d352d
  5. #624039
  6. #674b45
  7. #6c5551
  8. #71605d
  9. #766b68
  10. #7b7574
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2220 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #252108 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #342d08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #570513 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a1d09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #402509 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #530d10 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e150a {
  color: #4e150a;
}
Background
.bg-4e150a {
  background-color: #4e150a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e150a {
  border: 2px solid #4e150a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e150a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 77% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e150a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e150a, #4e370a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e150a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 10 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.21 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.43 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.44 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.97 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.91 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.30 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 12.98 #b1eaf5 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e150a  rgb(78, 21, 10)  hsl(10, 77%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a434e  rgb(10, 67, 78)  hsl(190, 77%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#0a4e15  rgb(10, 78, 21)  hsl(130, 77%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#150a4e  rgb(21, 10, 78)  hsl(250, 77%, 17%)  Midnight Blue