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#4E292E

#4e292e ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e292e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.08% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.44% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 351.89°, with 31.09% saturation and 23.33% 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.41.

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Relative luminance0.034

Complementary

  1. #4e292e
  2. #294e49

Split complementary

  1. #4e292e
  2. #294e36
  3. #29404e

Analogous

  1. #4e2940
  2. #4e292e
  3. #4e3629

Triadic

  1. #4e292e
  2. #2e4e29
  3. #292e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e292e
  2. #4e4929
  3. #294e49
  4. #292e4e

Square

  1. #4e292e
  2. #404e29
  3. #294e49
  4. #36294e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0708
  2. #1c0f10
  3. #4e292e
  4. #80434c
  5. #ad636d

Shades

#4e292e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e292e
  2. #462529
  3. #3e2125
  4. #371d20
  5. #2f191c
  6. #271517
  7. #1f1012
  8. #170c0e
  9. #100809
  10. #080405
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e292e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e292e
  2. #603e43
  3. #715458
  4. #83696d
  5. #957f82
  6. #a79497
  7. #b8a9ab
  8. #cabfc0
  9. #dcd4d5
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e292e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e292e
  2. #533236
  3. #583a3e
  4. #5d4347
  5. #624c4f
  6. #675557
  7. #6c5d5f
  8. #716667
  9. #766f70
  10. #7b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403032 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #302f2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39372d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54252b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e2d2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42322e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52272c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e292e {
  color: #4e292e;
}
Background
.bg-4e292e {
  background-color: #4e292e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e292e {
  border: 2px solid #4e292e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e292e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 41 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 31% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e292e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e292e, #4e3629);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e292e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 41 46 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.41 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.72 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.36 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.03 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.25 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.28 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.36 #b1d6d1 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e292e  rgb(78, 41, 46)  hsl(352, 31%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#294e49  rgb(41, 78, 73)  hsl(172, 31%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2e4e29  rgb(46, 78, 41)  hsl(112, 31%, 23%)  Hunter Green
#292e4e  rgb(41, 46, 78)  hsl(232, 31%, 23%)  Oxford Blue