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#4E1E1B

#4e1e1b ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e1e1b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 11.76% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.54% magenta, 65.38% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 3.53°, with 48.57% saturation and 20.59% 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 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.0263

Complementary

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #1b4b4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #1b4e38
  3. #1b324e

Analogous

  1. #4e1b32
  2. #4e1e1b
  3. #4e381b

Triadic

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #1b4e1e
  3. #1e1b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #4b4e1b
  3. #1b4b4e
  4. #1e1b4e

Square

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #324e1b
  3. #1b4b4e
  4. #381b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0605
  2. #150807
  3. #4e1e1b
  4. #87342f
  5. #be4b44

Shades

#4e1e1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #461b18
  3. #3e1816
  4. #371513
  5. #2f1210
  6. #270f0e
  7. #1f0c0b
  8. #170908
  9. #100605
  10. #080303
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1e1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #603532
  3. #714b49
  4. #83625f
  5. #957876
  6. #a78f8d
  7. #b8a5a4
  8. #cabcbb
  9. #dcd2d1
  10. #ede9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1e1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1e1b
  2. #532825
  3. #58322f
  4. #5d3b39
  5. #624543
  6. #674f4e
  7. #6c5958
  8. #716362
  9. #766c6c
  10. #7b7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2827 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a271a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #36311a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56151e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b231b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #412a1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53191d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1e1b {
  color: #4e1e1b;
}
Background
.bg-4e1e1b {
  background-color: #4e1e1b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1e1b {
  border: 2px solid #4e1e1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1e1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 30 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 49% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1e1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1e1b, #4e381b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1e1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 30 27 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.24 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.27 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.35 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.48 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.55 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.20 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.39 #b1e1e4 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e1e1b  rgb(78, 30, 27)  hsl(4, 49%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#1b4b4e  rgb(27, 75, 78)  hsl(184, 49%, 21%)  Midnight Green
#1b4e1e  rgb(27, 78, 30)  hsl(124, 49%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#1e1b4e  rgb(30, 27, 78)  hsl(244, 49%, 21%)  Midnight Blue