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#501409

#501409 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#501409 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 7.84% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 88.75% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 9.3°, with 79.78% saturation and 17.45% 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 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.0223

Complementary

  1. #501409
  2. #094550

Split complementary

  1. #501409
  2. #095038
  3. #092150

Analogous

  1. #500921
  2. #501409
  3. #503809

Triadic

  1. #501409
  2. #095014
  3. #140950

Tetradic

  1. #501409
  2. #455009
  3. #094550
  4. #140950

Square

  1. #501409
  2. #215009
  3. #094550
  4. #380950

Monochromatic

  1. #120502
  2. #120502
  3. #501409
  4. #952511
  5. #da3618

Shades

#501409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501409
  2. #481208
  3. #401007
  4. #380e06
  5. #300c05
  6. #280a05
  7. #200804
  8. #180603
  9. #100402
  10. #080201
  11. #000000

Tints

#501409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501409
  2. #622c22
  3. #73433a
  4. #855b53
  5. #96726b
  6. #a88a84
  7. #b9a19d
  8. #cbb9b5
  9. #dcd0ce
  10. #eee8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501409
  2. #551f15
  3. #5a2a21
  4. #5e342d
  5. #633f39
  6. #684a45
  7. #6d5550
  8. #72605c
  9. #766a68
  10. #7b7574
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2220 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #262107 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #342e07 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #590212 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b1c08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #412608 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #550a0f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501409 {
  color: #501409;
}
Background
.bg-501409 {
  background-color: #501409;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501409 {
  border: 2px solid #501409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 20 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 80% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501409, #503809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 20 9 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.38 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 5.90 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 9.96 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.43 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.50 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.24 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 12.47 #afebf6 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#501409  rgb(80, 20, 9)  hsl(9, 80%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#094550  rgb(9, 69, 80)  hsl(189, 80%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#095014  rgb(9, 80, 20)  hsl(129, 80%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#140950  rgb(20, 9, 80)  hsl(249, 80%, 17%)  Midnight Blue