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#55151A

#55151a ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#55151a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 8.24% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 355.31°, with 60.38% saturation and 20.78% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.0254

Complementary

  1. #55151a
  2. #155550

Split complementary

  1. #55151a
  2. #155530
  3. #153a55

Analogous

  1. #55153a
  2. #55151a
  3. #553015

Triadic

  1. #55151a
  2. #1a5515
  3. #151a55

Tetradic

  1. #55151a
  2. #555015
  3. #155550
  4. #151a55

Square

  1. #55151a
  2. #3a5515
  3. #155550
  4. #301555

Monochromatic

  1. #100405
  2. #180607
  3. #55151a
  4. #92242d
  5. #cd3642

Shades

#55151a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55151a
  2. #4d1317
  3. #441115
  4. #3c0f12
  5. #330d10
  6. #2b0b0d
  7. #22080a
  8. #1a0608
  9. #110405
  10. #090203
  11. #000000

Tints

#55151a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55151a
  2. #662c31
  3. #774448
  4. #885b5f
  5. #997376
  6. #aa8a8d
  7. #bba1a3
  8. #ccb9ba
  9. #ddd0d1
  10. #eee8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55151a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55151a
  2. #592024
  3. #5e2a2e
  4. #623539
  5. #664043
  6. #6b4b4d
  7. #6f5557
  8. #736061
  9. #776b6c
  10. #7c7576
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402526 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26241a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #363118 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e0517 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e1f1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #452819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a0c18 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55151a {
  color: #55151a;
}
Background
.bg-55151a {
  background-color: #55151a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55151a {
  border: 2px solid #55151a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55151a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 21 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 60% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55151a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55151a, #553015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55151a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 21 26 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 5.50 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.21 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.38 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.91 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.82 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.23 #800000 Maroon ΔE 12.56 #aaeae5 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#55151a  rgb(85, 21, 26)  hsl(355, 60%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#155550  rgb(21, 85, 80)  hsl(175, 60%, 21%)  Dark Slate Gray
#1a5515  rgb(26, 85, 21)  hsl(115, 60%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#151a55  rgb(21, 26, 85)  hsl(235, 60%, 21%)  Midnight Blue