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#522B2D

#522b2d ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#522b2d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 16.86% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.56% magenta, 45.12% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 356.92°, with 31.2% saturation and 24.51% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.0371

Complementary

  1. #522b2d
  2. #2b5250

Split complementary

  1. #522b2d
  2. #2b523c
  3. #2b4152

Analogous

  1. #522b41
  2. #522b2d
  3. #523c2b

Triadic

  1. #522b2d
  2. #2d522b
  3. #2b2d52

Tetradic

  1. #522b2d
  2. #52502b
  3. #2b5250
  4. #2b2d52

Square

  1. #522b2d
  2. #41522b
  3. #2b5250
  4. #3c2b52

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0707
  2. #201111
  3. #522b2d
  4. #844549
  5. #af676b

Shades

#522b2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522b2d
  2. #4a2729
  3. #422224
  4. #391e20
  5. #311a1b
  6. #291617
  7. #211112
  8. #190d0e
  9. #100909
  10. #080405
  11. #000000

Tints

#522b2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522b2d
  2. #634042
  3. #755557
  4. #866b6c
  5. #978081
  6. #a99596
  7. #baaaab
  8. #cbbfc0
  9. #dcd5d5
  10. #eeeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522b2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522b2d
  2. #573435
  3. #5b3c3e
  4. #604546
  5. #644d4e
  6. #695657
  7. #6e5e5f
  8. #726767
  9. #776f6f
  10. #7b7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433233 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #33312d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c392c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59262c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #412f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46342d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56282c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522b2d {
  color: #522b2d;
}
Background
.bg-522b2d {
  background-color: #522b2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522b2d {
  border: 2px solid #522b2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522b2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 43 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 31% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522b2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522b2d, #523c2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522b2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 43 45 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.76 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.77 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.93 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.14 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.14 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.78 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.82 #add4d2 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#522b2d  rgb(82, 43, 45)  hsl(357, 31%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#2b5250  rgb(43, 82, 80)  hsl(177, 31%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2d522b  rgb(45, 82, 43)  hsl(117, 31%, 25%)  Hunter Green
#2b2d52  rgb(43, 45, 82)  hsl(237, 31%, 25%)  Oxford Blue