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#522B2F

#522b2f ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#522b2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.56% magenta, 42.68% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 353.85°, 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.0373

Complementary

  1. #522b2f
  2. #2b524e

Split complementary

  1. #522b2f
  2. #2b523b
  3. #2b4252

Analogous

  1. #522b42
  2. #522b2f
  3. #523b2b

Triadic

  1. #522b2f
  2. #2f522b
  3. #2b2f52

Tetradic

  1. #522b2f
  2. #524e2b
  3. #2b524e
  4. #2b2f52

Square

  1. #522b2f
  2. #42522b
  3. #2b524e
  4. #3b2b52

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0708
  2. #201112
  3. #522b2f
  4. #84454c
  5. #af676e

Shades

#522b2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522b2f
  2. #4a272a
  3. #422226
  4. #391e21
  5. #311a1c
  6. #291618
  7. #211113
  8. #190d0e
  9. #100909
  10. #080405
  11. #000000

Tints

#522b2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522b2f
  2. #634044
  3. #755559
  4. #866b6d
  5. #978082
  6. #a99597
  7. #baaaac
  8. #cbbfc1
  9. #dcd5d5
  10. #eeeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522b2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522b2f
  2. #573437
  3. #5b3c3f
  4. #604547
  5. #644d4f
  6. #695658
  7. #6e5e60
  8. #726768
  9. #776f70
  10. #7b7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433234 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #32322f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c392e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59272d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #412f2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46342f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56292e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522b2f {
  color: #522b2f;
}
Background
.bg-522b2f {
  background-color: #522b2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522b2f {
  border: 2px solid #522b2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522b2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 43 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 31% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522b2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522b2f, #523b2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522b2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 43 47 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.64 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.75 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.25 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.24 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.38 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.62 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.45 #add4d0 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#522b2f  rgb(82, 43, 47)  hsl(354, 31%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#2b524e  rgb(43, 82, 78)  hsl(174, 31%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2f522b  rgb(47, 82, 43)  hsl(114, 31%, 25%)  Hunter Green
#2b2f52  rgb(43, 47, 82)  hsl(234, 31%, 25%)  Oxford Blue