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#4E2E31

#4e2e31 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2e31 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.04% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.03% magenta, 37.18% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 354.38°, with 25.81% saturation and 24.31% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.79.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.038

Complementary

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #2e4e4b

Split complementary

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #2e4e3b
  3. #2e414e

Analogous

  1. #4e2e41
  2. #4e2e31
  3. #4e3b2e

Triadic

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #314e2e
  3. #2e314e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #4e4b2e
  3. #2e4e4b
  4. #2e314e

Square

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #414e2e
  3. #2e4e4b
  4. #3b2e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0808
  2. #1e1213
  3. #4e2e31
  4. #7e4a4f
  5. #a96c72

Shades

#4e2e31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #46292c
  3. #3e2527
  4. #372022
  5. #2f1c1d
  6. #271719
  7. #1f1214
  8. #170e0f
  9. #10090a
  10. #080505
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2e31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #604346
  3. #71585a
  4. #836d6f
  5. #958283
  6. #a79798
  7. #b8abad
  8. #cac0c1
  9. #dcd5d6
  10. #edeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2e31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2e31
  2. #533639
  3. #583e41
  4. #5d4749
  5. #624f51
  6. #675759
  7. #6c5f60
  8. #716768
  9. #767070
  10. #7b7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413335 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #343331 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3930 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #542b2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403131 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #443531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512c30 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2e31 {
  color: #4e2e31;
}
Background
.bg-4e2e31 {
  background-color: #4e2e31;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2e31 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2e31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2e31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 26% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2e31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2e31, #4e3b2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2e31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 49 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.79 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.78 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.50 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.36 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.93 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.79 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 12.73 #b1d1ce Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#4e2e31  rgb(78, 46, 49)  hsl(354, 26%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#2e4e4b  rgb(46, 78, 75)  hsl(174, 26%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#314e2e  rgb(49, 78, 46)  hsl(114, 26%, 24%)  Hunter Green
#2e314e  rgb(46, 49, 78)  hsl(234, 26%, 24%)  Oxford Blue