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#552017

#552017 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#552017 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 12.55% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.35% magenta, 72.94% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.71°, with 57.41% saturation and 21.18% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.0303

Complementary

  1. #552017
  2. #174c55

Split complementary

  1. #552017
  2. #17553f
  3. #172d55

Analogous

  1. #55172d
  2. #552017
  3. #553f17

Triadic

  1. #552017
  2. #175520
  3. #201755

Tetradic

  1. #552017
  2. #4c5517
  3. #174c55
  4. #201755

Square

  1. #552017
  2. #2d5517
  3. #174c55
  4. #3f1755

Monochromatic

  1. #100604
  2. #190907
  3. #552017
  4. #913727
  5. #ca503b

Shades

#552017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552017
  2. #4d1d15
  3. #441a12
  4. #3c1610
  5. #33130e
  6. #2b100c
  7. #220d09
  8. #1a0a07
  9. #110605
  10. #090302
  11. #000000

Tints

#552017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552017
  2. #66362e
  3. #774d45
  4. #88635d
  5. #997974
  6. #aa908b
  7. #bba6a2
  8. #ccbcb9
  9. #ddd2d1
  10. #eee9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552017
  2. #592a22
  3. #5e332c
  4. #623d37
  5. #664641
  6. #6b504c
  7. #6f5a56
  8. #736361
  9. #776d6b
  10. #7c7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422b28 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e2916 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b3516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e151e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #412616 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #472e16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a1a1b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552017 {
  color: #552017;
}
Background
.bg-552017 {
  background-color: #552017;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552017 {
  border: 2px solid #552017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 32 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 57% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552017, #553f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 32 23 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 2.35 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 7.06 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 9.52 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.03 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.91 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.10 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 11.76 #aadfe8 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#552017  rgb(85, 32, 23)  hsl(9, 57%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#174c55  rgb(23, 76, 85)  hsl(189, 57%, 21%)  Midnight Green
#175520  rgb(23, 85, 32)  hsl(129, 57%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#201755  rgb(32, 23, 85)  hsl(249, 57%, 21%)  Midnight Blue