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#4E1825

#4e1825 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e1825 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.41% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 52.56% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 345.56°, with 52.94% saturation and 20% 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.95.

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Relative luminance0.0241

Complementary

  1. #4e1825
  2. #184e41

Split complementary

  1. #4e1825
  2. #184e26
  3. #18404e

Analogous

  1. #4e1840
  2. #4e1825
  3. #4e2618

Triadic

  1. #4e1825
  2. #254e18
  3. #18254e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1825
  2. #4e4118
  3. #184e41
  4. #18254e

Square

  1. #4e1825
  2. #404e18
  3. #184e41
  4. #26184e

Monochromatic

  1. #100507
  2. #130609
  3. #4e1825
  4. #882a41
  5. #c33c5c

Shades

#4e1825 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1825
  2. #461621
  3. #3e131e
  4. #37111a
  5. #2f0e16
  6. #270c13
  7. #1f0a0f
  8. #17070b
  9. #100507
  10. #080204
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1825 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1825
  2. #602f3b
  3. #714651
  4. #835d66
  5. #95747c
  6. #a78c92
  7. #b8a3a8
  8. #cababe
  9. #dcd1d3
  10. #ede8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1825 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1825
  2. #53222e
  3. #582d37
  4. #5d3740
  5. #624249
  6. #674c53
  7. #6c565c
  8. #716165
  9. #766b6e
  10. #7b7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2529 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #242425 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #322f24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55101d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #392025 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f2724 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #531420 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1825 {
  color: #4e1825;
}
Background
.bg-4e1825 {
  background-color: #4e1825;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1825 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1825;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1825;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1825 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1825, #4e2618);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1825 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 37 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.95 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.96 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.48 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.30 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.51 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.61 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.31 #b1e7da Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e1825  rgb(78, 24, 37)  hsl(346, 53%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#184e41  rgb(24, 78, 65)  hsl(166, 53%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#254e18  rgb(37, 78, 24)  hsl(106, 53%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#18254e  rgb(24, 37, 78)  hsl(226, 53%, 20%)  Oxford Blue