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#4E190E

#4e190e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e190e 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, 9.8% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.95% magenta, 82.05% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 10.31°, with 69.57% saturation and 18.04% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0235

Complementary

  1. #4e190e
  2. #0e434e

Split complementary

  1. #4e190e
  2. #0e4e39
  3. #0e234e

Analogous

  1. #4e0e23
  2. #4e190e
  3. #4e390e

Triadic

  1. #4e190e
  2. #0e4e19
  3. #190e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e190e
  2. #434e0e
  3. #0e434e
  4. #190e4e

Square

  1. #4e190e
  2. #234e0e
  3. #0e434e
  4. #390e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #110603
  2. #110603
  3. #4e190e
  4. #8f2e1a
  5. #d04325

Shades

#4e190e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e190e
  2. #46170d
  3. #3e140b
  4. #37120a
  5. #2f0f08
  6. #270d07
  7. #1f0a06
  8. #170804
  9. #100503
  10. #080301
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e190e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e190e
  2. #603026
  3. #71473e
  4. #835e56
  5. #95756e
  6. #a78c87
  7. #b8a39f
  8. #cabab7
  9. #dcd1cf
  10. #ede8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e190e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e190e
  2. #532319
  3. #582e25
  4. #5d3830
  5. #62423c
  6. #674d47
  7. #6c5752
  8. #71615e
  9. #766b69
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2422 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #28230d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #352f0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560c17 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b1f0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40270d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #531214 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e190e {
  color: #4e190e;
}
Background
.bg-4e190e {
  background-color: #4e190e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e190e {
  border: 2px solid #4e190e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e190e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 70% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e190e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e190e, #4e390e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e190e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 14 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.50 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.15 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.65 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.33 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.05 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.28 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.34 #b1e6f1 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e190e  rgb(78, 25, 14)  hsl(10, 70%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#0e434e  rgb(14, 67, 78)  hsl(190, 70%, 18%)  Midnight Green
#0e4e19  rgb(14, 78, 25)  hsl(130, 70%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#190e4e  rgb(25, 14, 78)  hsl(250, 70%, 18%)  Midnight Blue