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#521908

#521908 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#521908 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.51% magenta, 90.24% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 13.78°, with 82.22% saturation and 17.65% 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 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.0251

Complementary

  1. #521908
  2. #084152

Split complementary

  1. #521908
  2. #08523e
  3. #081c52

Analogous

  1. #52081c
  2. #521908
  3. #523e08

Triadic

  1. #521908
  2. #085219
  3. #190852

Tetradic

  1. #521908
  2. #415208
  3. #084152
  4. #190852

Square

  1. #521908
  2. #1c5208
  3. #084152
  4. #3e0852

Monochromatic

  1. #130602
  2. #130602
  3. #521908
  4. #982e0f
  5. #dd4316

Shades

#521908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #521908
  2. #4a1707
  3. #421406
  4. #391206
  5. #310f05
  6. #290d04
  7. #210a03
  8. #190802
  9. #100502
  10. #080301
  11. #000000

Tints

#521908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #521908
  2. #633021
  3. #754739
  4. #865e52
  5. #97756b
  6. #a98c84
  7. #baa39c
  8. #cbbab5
  9. #dcd1ce
  10. #eee8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#521908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #521908
  2. #572314
  3. #5b2e20
  4. #60382c
  5. #644238
  6. #694d44
  7. #6e5750
  8. #72615c
  9. #776b68
  10. #7b7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2522 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #292406 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #373106 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b0916 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d2007 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #442907 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #581111 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-521908 {
  color: #521908;
}
Background
.bg-521908 {
  background-color: #521908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-521908 {
  border: 2px solid #521908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #521908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 82% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-521908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #521908, #523e08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-521908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.54 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.19 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.11 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.16 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 11.75 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 12.04 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 12.51 #ade6f7 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#521908  rgb(82, 25, 8)  hsl(14, 82%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#084152  rgb(8, 65, 82)  hsl(194, 82%, 18%)  Midnight Green
#085219  rgb(8, 82, 25)  hsl(134, 82%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#190852  rgb(25, 8, 82)  hsl(254, 82%, 18%)  Midnight Blue