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#4E251A

#4e251a ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e251a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 14.51% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.56% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 12.69°, with 50% saturation and 20.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.0302

Complementary

  1. #4e251a
  2. #1a434e

Split complementary

  1. #4e251a
  2. #1a4e3f
  3. #1a294e

Analogous

  1. #4e1a29
  2. #4e251a
  3. #4e3f1a

Triadic

  1. #4e251a
  2. #1a4e25
  3. #251a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e251a
  2. #434e1a
  3. #1a434e
  4. #251a4e

Square

  1. #4e251a
  2. #294e1a
  3. #1a434e
  4. #3f1a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0705
  2. #150a07
  3. #4e251a
  4. #87402d
  5. #c05c41

Shades

#4e251a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e251a
  2. #462117
  3. #3e1e15
  4. #371a12
  5. #2f1610
  6. #27130d
  7. #1f0f0a
  8. #170b08
  9. #100705
  10. #080403
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e251a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e251a
  2. #603b31
  3. #715148
  4. #83665f
  5. #957c76
  6. #a7928d
  7. #b8a8a3
  8. #cabeba
  9. #dcd3d1
  10. #ede9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e251a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e251a
  2. #532e24
  3. #58372e
  4. #5d4039
  5. #624943
  6. #67534d
  7. #6c5c57
  8. #716561
  9. #766e6c
  10. #7b7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2c29 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f2b19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393419 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #561e22 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e2919 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #432f1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53211f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e251a {
  color: #4e251a;
}
Background
.bg-4e251a {
  background-color: #4e251a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e251a {
  border: 2px solid #4e251a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e251a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 37 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 50% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e251a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e251a, #4e3f1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e251a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 37 26 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.37 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.29 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.10 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.36 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 12.11 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.04 #800000 Maroon ΔE 13.38 #b1dae5 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e251a  rgb(78, 37, 26)  hsl(13, 50%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#1a434e  rgb(26, 67, 78)  hsl(193, 50%, 20%)  Midnight Green
#1a4e25  rgb(26, 78, 37)  hsl(133, 50%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#251a4e  rgb(37, 26, 78)  hsl(253, 50%, 20%)  Midnight Blue