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#552E28

#552e28 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#552e28 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 18.04% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 8°, with 36% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.0404

Complementary

  1. #552e28
  2. #284f55

Split complementary

  1. #552e28
  2. #285545
  3. #283955

Analogous

  1. #552839
  2. #552e28
  3. #554528

Triadic

  1. #552e28
  2. #28552e
  3. #2e2855

Tetradic

  1. #552e28
  2. #4f5528
  3. #284f55
  4. #2e2855

Square

  1. #552e28
  2. #395528
  3. #284f55
  4. #452855

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0807
  2. #211210
  3. #552e28
  4. #894a40
  5. #b56c61

Shades

#552e28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552e28
  2. #4d2924
  3. #442520
  4. #3c201c
  5. #331c18
  6. #2b1714
  7. #221210
  8. #1a0e0c
  9. #110908
  10. #090504
  11. #000000

Tints

#552e28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552e28
  2. #66433e
  3. #775853
  4. #886d69
  5. #99827e
  6. #aa9794
  7. #bbaba9
  8. #ccc0bf
  9. #ddd5d4
  10. #eeeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552e28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552e28
  2. #593631
  3. #5e3e3a
  4. #624742
  5. #664f4b
  6. #6b5754
  7. #6f5f5d
  8. #736766
  9. #77706e
  10. #7c7877
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463533 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #373427 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #403c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c282d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #453228 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a3728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a2b2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552e28 {
  color: #552e28;
}
Background
.bg-552e28 {
  background-color: #552e28;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552e28 {
  border: 2px solid #552e28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552e28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 36% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552e28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552e28, #554528);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552e28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 40 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 3.41 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.74 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.85 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.99 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 10.77 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.30 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 12.19 #aad1d7 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#552e28  rgb(85, 46, 40)  hsl(8, 36%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#284f55  rgb(40, 79, 85)  hsl(188, 36%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#28552e  rgb(40, 85, 46)  hsl(128, 36%, 25%)  Hunter Green
#2e2855  rgb(46, 40, 85)  hsl(248, 36%, 25%)  Oxford Blue