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#4E191C

#4e191c ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e191c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.8% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.95% magenta, 64.1% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 356.6°, with 51.46% saturation and 20.2% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.024

Complementary

  1. #4e191c
  2. #194e4b

Split complementary

  1. #4e191c
  2. #194e31
  3. #19374e

Analogous

  1. #4e1937
  2. #4e191c
  3. #4e3119

Triadic

  1. #4e191c
  2. #1c4e19
  3. #191c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e191c
  2. #4e4b19
  3. #194e4b
  4. #191c4e

Square

  1. #4e191c
  2. #374e19
  3. #194e4b
  4. #31194e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0506
  2. #140607
  3. #4e191c
  4. #882c31
  5. #c13f46

Shades

#4e191c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e191c
  2. #461719
  3. #3e1416
  4. #371214
  5. #2f0f11
  6. #270d0e
  7. #1f0a0b
  8. #170808
  9. #100506
  10. #080303
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e191c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e191c
  2. #603033
  3. #714749
  4. #835e60
  5. #957577
  6. #a78c8e
  7. #b8a3a4
  8. #cababb
  9. #dcd1d2
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e191c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e191c
  2. #532326
  3. #582e30
  4. #5d383a
  5. #624244
  6. #674d4e
  7. #6c5758
  8. #716162
  9. #766b6c
  10. #7b7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2526 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26241c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560f1a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a201c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40281b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53141b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e191c {
  color: #4e191c;
}
Background
.bg-4e191c {
  background-color: #4e191c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e191c {
  border: 2px solid #4e191c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e191c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e191c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e191c, #4e3119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e191c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 28 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.24 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.26 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.86 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.88 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.05 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 12.00 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.47 #b1e6e3 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e191c  rgb(78, 25, 28)  hsl(357, 51%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#194e4b  rgb(25, 78, 75)  hsl(177, 51%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#1c4e19  rgb(28, 78, 25)  hsl(117, 51%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#191c4e  rgb(25, 28, 78)  hsl(237, 51%, 20%)  Oxford Blue