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#4E2D26

#4e2d26 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2d26 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.65% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.31% magenta, 51.28% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 10.5°, with 34.48% saturation and 22.75% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.0364

Complementary

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #26474e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #264e41
  3. #26334e

Analogous

  1. #4e2633
  2. #4e2d26
  3. #4e4126

Triadic

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #264e2d
  3. #2d264e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #474e26
  3. #26474e
  4. #2d264e

Square

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #334e26
  3. #26474e
  4. #41264e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0807
  2. #1b0f0d
  3. #4e2d26
  4. #814b3f
  5. #b06c5d

Shades

#4e2d26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #462922
  3. #3e241e
  4. #37201b
  5. #2f1b17
  6. #271713
  7. #1f120f
  8. #170e0b
  9. #100908
  10. #080504
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2d26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #60423c
  3. #715751
  4. #836c67
  5. #95817d
  6. #a79693
  7. #b8aba8
  8. #cac0be
  9. #dcd5d4
  10. #edeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2d26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2d26
  2. #53352f
  3. #583e38
  4. #5d4641
  5. #624e4a
  6. #675753
  7. #6c5f5c
  8. #716765
  9. #766f6e
  10. #7b7877
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413230 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #353125 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d3826 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55282b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403026 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #443426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #522a29 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2d26 {
  color: #4e2d26;
}
Background
.bg-4e2d26 {
  background-color: #4e2d26;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2d26 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2d26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2d26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 45 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2d26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2d26, #4e4126);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2d26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 45 38 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.04 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.73 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.16 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.74 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.81 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.37 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.59 #b1d2d9 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2d26  rgb(78, 45, 38)  hsl(11, 34%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#26474e  rgb(38, 71, 78)  hsl(191, 34%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#264e2d  rgb(38, 78, 45)  hsl(131, 34%, 23%)  Hunter Green
#2d264e  rgb(45, 38, 78)  hsl(251, 34%, 23%)  Oxford Blue