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#511E10

#511e10 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#511e10 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 11.76% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 80.25% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 12.92°, with 67.01% saturation and 19.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0272

Complementary

  1. #511e10
  2. #104351

Split complementary

  1. #511e10
  2. #10513e
  3. #102351

Analogous

  1. #511023
  2. #511e10
  3. #513e10

Triadic

  1. #511e10
  2. #10511e
  3. #1e1051

Tetradic

  1. #511e10
  2. #435110
  3. #104351
  4. #1e1051

Square

  1. #511e10
  2. #235110
  3. #104351
  4. #3e1051

Monochromatic

  1. #110603
  2. #110603
  3. #511e10
  4. #91361d
  5. #d14d29

Shades

#511e10 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511e10
  2. #491b0e
  3. #41180d
  4. #39150b
  5. #31120a
  6. #290f08
  7. #200c06
  8. #180905
  9. #100603
  10. #080302
  11. #000000

Tints

#511e10 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511e10
  2. #623528
  3. #744b40
  4. #856258
  5. #977870
  6. #a88f88
  7. #b9a59f
  8. #cbbcb7
  9. #dcd2cf
  10. #eee9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511e10 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511e10
  2. #56281b
  3. #5a3226
  4. #5f3b32
  5. #64453d
  6. #694f48
  7. #6d5953
  8. #72635e
  9. #776c6a
  10. #7b7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2825 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c270e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38320f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a131b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e240f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #442b0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #561817 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511e10 {
  color: #511e10;
}
Background
.bg-511e10 {
  background-color: #511e10;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511e10 {
  border: 2px solid #511e10;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511e10;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 30 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 67% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511e10 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511e10, #513e10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511e10 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 30 16 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.29 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.01 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.55 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.10 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.60 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 12.02 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.25 #aee1ef Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#511e10  rgb(81, 30, 16)  hsl(13, 67%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#104351  rgb(16, 67, 81)  hsl(193, 67%, 19%)  Midnight Green
#10511e  rgb(16, 81, 30)  hsl(133, 67%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#1e1051  rgb(30, 16, 81)  hsl(253, 67%, 19%)  Midnight Blue