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#552004

#552004 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#552004 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, 12.55% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.35% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 20.74°, with 91.01% saturation and 17.45% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0297

Complementary

  1. #552004
  2. #043955

Split complementary

  1. #552004
  2. #045548
  3. #041155

Analogous

  1. #550411
  2. #552004
  3. #554804

Triadic

  1. #552004
  2. #045520
  3. #200455

Tetradic

  1. #552004
  2. #395504
  3. #043955
  4. #200455

Square

  1. #552004
  2. #115504
  3. #043955
  4. #480455

Monochromatic

  1. #130701
  2. #130701
  3. #552004
  4. #9e3c07
  5. #e7570b

Shades

#552004 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552004
  2. #4d1d04
  3. #441a03
  4. #3c1603
  5. #331302
  6. #2b1002
  7. #220d02
  8. #1a0a01
  9. #110601
  10. #090300
  11. #000000

Tints

#552004 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552004
  2. #66361d
  3. #774d36
  4. #88634f
  5. #997968
  6. #aa9082
  7. #bba69b
  8. #ccbcb4
  9. #ddd2cd
  10. #eee9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552004 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552004
  2. #592a10
  3. #5e331d
  4. #623d29
  5. #664636
  6. #6b5042
  7. #6f5a4e
  8. #73635b
  9. #776d67
  10. #7c7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422a25 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f2901 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3502 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e131b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #412502 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #472e03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b1914 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552004 {
  color: #552004;
}
Background
.bg-552004 {
  background-color: #552004;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552004 {
  border: 2px solid #552004;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552004;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 32 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 91% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552004 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552004, #554804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552004 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 32 4 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.59 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.33 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.00 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 11.20 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 11.63 #704214 Sepia ΔE 11.93 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.02 #aadffb Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#552004  rgb(85, 32, 4)  hsl(21, 91%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#043955  rgb(4, 57, 85)  hsl(201, 91%, 17%)  Prussian Blue
#045520  rgb(4, 85, 32)  hsl(141, 91%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#200455  rgb(32, 4, 85)  hsl(261, 91%, 17%)  Midnight Blue