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#551E0F

#551e0f ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#551e0f is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 11.76% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 12.86°, with 70% saturation and 19.61% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0289

Complementary

  1. #551e0f
  2. #0f4655

Split complementary

  1. #551e0f
  2. #0f5541
  3. #0f2355

Analogous

  1. #550f23
  2. #551e0f
  3. #55410f

Triadic

  1. #551e0f
  2. #0f551e
  3. #1e0f55

Tetradic

  1. #551e0f
  2. #46550f
  3. #0f4655
  4. #1e0f55

Square

  1. #551e0f
  2. #23550f
  3. #0f4655
  4. #410f55

Monochromatic

  1. #110603
  2. #140704
  3. #551e0f
  4. #96351a
  5. #d74c26

Shades

#551e0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #551e0f
  2. #4d1b0e
  3. #44180c
  4. #3c150b
  5. #331209
  6. #2b0f08
  7. #220c06
  8. #1a0905
  9. #110603
  10. #090302
  11. #000000

Tints

#551e0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #551e0f
  2. #663527
  3. #774b3f
  4. #886257
  5. #99786f
  6. #aa8f87
  7. #bba59f
  8. #ccbcb7
  9. #ddd2cf
  10. #eee9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#551e0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #551e0f
  2. #59281a
  3. #5e3226
  4. #623b31
  5. #66453c
  6. #6b4f48
  7. #6f5953
  8. #73635e
  9. #776c69
  10. #7c7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422926 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d280d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b340d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e111b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #41240e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #472d0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b1717 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-551e0f {
  color: #551e0f;
}
Background
.bg-551e0f {
  background-color: #551e0f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-551e0f {
  border: 2px solid #551e0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #551e0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 30 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 70% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-551e0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #551e0f, #55410f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-551e0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 30 15 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.55 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.46 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 9.69 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.10 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 11.07 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 11.67 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 11.86 #aae1f0 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#551e0f  rgb(85, 30, 15)  hsl(13, 70%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#0f4655  rgb(15, 70, 85)  hsl(193, 70%, 20%)  Midnight Green
#0f551e  rgb(15, 85, 30)  hsl(133, 70%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#1e0f55  rgb(30, 15, 85)  hsl(253, 70%, 20%)  Midnight Blue