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#4E2729

#4e2729 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2729 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 15.29% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 47.44% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 356.92°, with 33.33% saturation and 22.94% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0323

Complementary

  1. #4e2729
  2. #274e4c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2729
  2. #274e38
  3. #273c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e273c
  2. #4e2729
  3. #4e3827

Triadic

  1. #4e2729
  2. #294e27
  3. #27294e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2729
  2. #4e4c27
  3. #274e4c
  4. #27294e

Square

  1. #4e2729
  2. #3c4e27
  3. #274e4c
  4. #38274e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0707
  2. #1b0d0e
  3. #4e2729
  4. #814144
  5. #af5f63

Shades

#4e2729 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2729
  2. #462325
  3. #3e1f21
  4. #371b1d
  5. #2f1719
  6. #271415
  7. #1f1010
  8. #170c0c
  9. #100808
  10. #080404
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2729 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2729
  2. #603d3e
  3. #715254
  4. #836869
  5. #957d7f
  6. #a79394
  7. #b8a9a9
  8. #cabebf
  9. #dcd4d4
  10. #ede9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2729 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2729
  2. #533032
  3. #58393a
  4. #5d4243
  5. #624b4c
  6. #675455
  7. #6c5c5d
  8. #716566
  9. #766e6f
  10. #7b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2e2f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f2e29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393528 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #552228 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e2b29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423029 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #522428 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2729 {
  color: #4e2729;
}
Background
.bg-4e2729 {
  background-color: #4e2729;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2729 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2729;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2729;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 39 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 33% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2729 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2729, #4e3827);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2729 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 39 41 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.73 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.48 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.87 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.69 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.00 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.13 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.24 #b1d8d6 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2729  rgb(78, 39, 41)  hsl(357, 33%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#274e4c  rgb(39, 78, 76)  hsl(177, 33%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#294e27  rgb(41, 78, 39)  hsl(117, 33%, 23%)  Hunter Green
#27294e  rgb(39, 41, 78)  hsl(237, 33%, 23%)  Oxford Blue