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#4E191D

#4e191d ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e191d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.95% magenta, 62.82% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 355.47°, 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.024

Complementary

  1. #4e191d
  2. #194e4a

Split complementary

  1. #4e191d
  2. #194e30
  3. #19384e

Analogous

  1. #4e1938
  2. #4e191d
  3. #4e3019

Triadic

  1. #4e191d
  2. #1d4e19
  3. #191d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e191d
  2. #4e4a19
  3. #194e4a
  4. #191d4e

Square

  1. #4e191d
  2. #384e19
  3. #194e4a
  4. #30194e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0506
  2. #140607
  3. #4e191d
  4. #882c33
  5. #c13f49

Shades

#4e191d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e191d
  2. #46171a
  3. #3e1417
  4. #371214
  5. #2f0f11
  6. #270d0f
  7. #1f0a0c
  8. #170809
  9. #100506
  10. #080303
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e191d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e191d
  2. #603034
  3. #71474a
  4. #835e61
  5. #957577
  6. #a78c8e
  7. #b8a3a5
  8. #cababb
  9. #dcd1d2
  10. #ede8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e191d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e191d
  2. #532327
  3. #582e31
  4. #5d383b
  5. #624245
  6. #674d4f
  7. #6c5758
  8. #716162
  9. #766b6c
  10. #7b7676
  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 #3c2526 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26241d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #332f1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560f1b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a201d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40281c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53141c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e191d {
  color: #4e191d;
}
Background
.bg-4e191d {
  background-color: #4e191d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e191d {
  border: 2px solid #4e191d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e191d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e191d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e191d, #4e3019);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e191d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 29 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.57 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.56 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.75 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.87 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.95 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 12.26 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.02 #b1e6e2 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e191d  rgb(78, 25, 29)  hsl(355, 51%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#194e4a  rgb(25, 78, 74)  hsl(175, 51%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#1d4e19  rgb(29, 78, 25)  hsl(115, 51%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#191d4e  rgb(25, 29, 78)  hsl(235, 51%, 20%)  Oxford Blue