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#4E190B

#4e190b ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e190b is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.8% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.95% magenta, 85.9% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 12.54°, with 75.28% saturation and 17.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0234

Complementary

  1. #4e190b
  2. #0b404e

Split complementary

  1. #4e190b
  2. #0b4e3a
  3. #0b1e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e0b1e
  2. #4e190b
  3. #4e3a0b

Triadic

  1. #4e190b
  2. #0b4e19
  3. #190b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e190b
  2. #404e0b
  3. #0b404e
  4. #190b4e

Square

  1. #4e190b
  2. #1e4e0b
  3. #0b404e
  4. #3a0b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #120603
  2. #120603
  3. #4e190b
  4. #912e14
  5. #d4441e

Shades

#4e190b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e190b
  2. #46170a
  3. #3e1409
  4. #371208
  5. #2f0f07
  6. #270d06
  7. #1f0a04
  8. #170803
  9. #100502
  10. #080301
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e190b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e190b
  2. #603023
  3. #71473c
  4. #835e54
  5. #95756d
  6. #a78c85
  7. #b8a39d
  8. #cabab6
  9. #dcd1ce
  10. #ede8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e190b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e190b
  2. #532317
  3. #582e22
  4. #5d382e
  5. #62423a
  6. #674d46
  7. #6c5751
  8. #71615d
  9. #766b69
  10. #7b7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2421 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #282309 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #352f09 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #570c16 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b1f0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40270a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #531212 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e190b {
  color: #4e190b;
}
Background
.bg-4e190b {
  background-color: #4e190b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e190b {
  border: 2px solid #4e190b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e190b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 75% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e190b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e190b, #4e3a0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e190b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 11 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.02 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.50 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.80 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.18 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.21 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.73 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 12.73 #b1e6f4 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e190b  rgb(78, 25, 11)  hsl(13, 75%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#0b404e  rgb(11, 64, 78)  hsl(193, 75%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#0b4e19  rgb(11, 78, 25)  hsl(133, 75%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#190b4e  rgb(25, 11, 78)  hsl(253, 75%, 17%)  Midnight Blue