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#4E2015

#4e2015 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2015 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 12.55% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.97% magenta, 73.08% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 11.58°, with 57.58% saturation and 19.41% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.0271

Complementary

  1. #4e2015
  2. #15434e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2015
  2. #154e3c
  3. #15264e

Analogous

  1. #4e1526
  2. #4e2015
  3. #4e3c15

Triadic

  1. #4e2015
  2. #154e20
  3. #20154e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2015
  2. #434e15
  3. #15434e
  4. #20154e

Square

  1. #4e2015
  2. #264e15
  3. #15434e
  4. #3c154e

Monochromatic

  1. #100704
  2. #120705
  3. #4e2015
  4. #8a3925
  5. #c75135

Shades

#4e2015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2015
  2. #461d13
  3. #3e1a11
  4. #37160f
  5. #2f130d
  6. #27100b
  7. #1f0d08
  8. #170a06
  9. #100604
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2015
  2. #60362c
  3. #714d44
  4. #83635b
  5. #957973
  6. #a7908a
  7. #b8a6a1
  8. #cabcb9
  9. #dcd2d0
  10. #ede9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2015
  2. #532a20
  3. #58332a
  4. #5d3d35
  5. #624640
  6. #67504b
  7. #6c5a55
  8. #716360
  9. #766d6b
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2926 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c2814 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #373214 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56171d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c2514 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #422b14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #531b1a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2015 {
  color: #4e2015;
}
Background
.bg-4e2015 {
  background-color: #4e2015;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2015 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 32 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 58% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2015, #4e3c15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 32 21 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.38 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.71 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.66 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.33 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.51 #800000 Maroon ΔE 12.37 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.03 #b1dfea Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2015  rgb(78, 32, 21)  hsl(12, 58%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#15434e  rgb(21, 67, 78)  hsl(192, 58%, 19%)  Midnight Green
#154e20  rgb(21, 78, 32)  hsl(132, 58%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#20154e  rgb(32, 21, 78)  hsl(252, 58%, 19%)  Midnight Blue