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#4E241E

#4e241e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e241e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 14.12% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.85% magenta, 61.54% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 7.5°, with 44.44% saturation and 21.18% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.0298

Complementary

  1. #4e241e
  2. #1e484e

Split complementary

  1. #4e241e
  2. #1e4e3c
  3. #1e304e

Analogous

  1. #4e1e30
  2. #4e241e
  3. #4e3c1e

Triadic

  1. #4e241e
  2. #1e4e24
  3. #241e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e241e
  2. #484e1e
  3. #1e484e
  4. #241e4e

Square

  1. #4e241e
  2. #304e1e
  3. #1e484e
  4. #3c1e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0706
  2. #170b09
  3. #4e241e
  4. #853e33
  5. #ba594b

Shades

#4e241e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e241e
  2. #46201b
  3. #3e1d18
  4. #371915
  5. #2f1612
  6. #27120f
  7. #1f0e0c
  8. #170b09
  9. #100706
  10. #080403
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e241e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e241e
  2. #603a35
  3. #71504b
  4. #836662
  5. #957c78
  6. #a7928f
  7. #b8a7a5
  8. #cabdbc
  9. #dcd3d2
  10. #ede9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e241e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e241e
  2. #532d28
  3. #583632
  4. #5d403b
  5. #624945
  6. #67524f
  7. #6c5b59
  8. #716463
  9. #766e6c
  10. #7b7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2c2a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e2b1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38341d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #561d23 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d281e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #422e1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #532021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e241e {
  color: #4e241e;
}
Background
.bg-4e241e {
  background-color: #4e241e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e241e {
  border: 2px solid #4e241e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e241e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 36 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 44% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e241e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e241e, #4e3c1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e241e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 36 30 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 2.72 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.68 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.78 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.32 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 12.04 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.76 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.97 #b1dbe1 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e241e  rgb(78, 36, 30)  hsl(8, 44%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e484e  rgb(30, 72, 78)  hsl(188, 44%, 21%)  Midnight Green
#1e4e24  rgb(30, 78, 36)  hsl(128, 44%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#241e4e  rgb(36, 30, 78)  hsl(248, 44%, 21%)  Midnight Blue