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#4E2218

#4e2218 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2218 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 13.33% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 69.23% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 11.11°, with 52.94% saturation and 20% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.0283

Complementary

  1. #4e2218
  2. #18444e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2218
  2. #184e3d
  3. #18294e

Analogous

  1. #4e1829
  2. #4e2218
  3. #4e3d18

Triadic

  1. #4e2218
  2. #184e22
  3. #22184e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2218
  2. #444e18
  3. #18444e
  4. #22184e

Square

  1. #4e2218
  2. #294e18
  3. #18444e
  4. #3d184e

Monochromatic

  1. #100705
  2. #130806
  3. #4e2218
  4. #883b2a
  5. #c3553c

Shades

#4e2218 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2218
  2. #461f16
  3. #3e1b13
  4. #371811
  5. #2f140e
  6. #27110c
  7. #1f0e0a
  8. #170a07
  9. #100705
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2218 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2218
  2. #60382f
  3. #714e46
  4. #83645d
  5. #957a74
  6. #a7918c
  7. #b8a7a3
  8. #cabdba
  9. #dcd3d1
  10. #ede9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2218 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2218
  2. #532b22
  3. #58352d
  4. #5d3e37
  5. #624842
  6. #67514c
  7. #6c5a56
  8. #716461
  9. #766d6b
  10. #7b7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2a27 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d2917 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383317 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #561a20 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d2617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #422d17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #531d1d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2218 {
  color: #4e2218;
}
Background
.bg-4e2218 {
  background-color: #4e2218;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2218 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2218;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2218;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 34 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2218 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2218, #4e3d18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2218 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 34 24 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 2.99 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.15 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.24 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.07 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.58 #800000 Maroon ΔE 12.85 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.09 #b1dde7 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2218  rgb(78, 34, 24)  hsl(11, 53%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#18444e  rgb(24, 68, 78)  hsl(191, 53%, 20%)  Midnight Green
#184e22  rgb(24, 78, 34)  hsl(131, 53%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#22184e  rgb(34, 24, 78)  hsl(251, 53%, 20%)  Midnight Blue