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#56262C

#56262c ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#56262c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 14.9% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.81% magenta, 48.84% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, with 38.71% saturation and 24.31% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.0355

Complementary

  1. #56262c
  2. #265650

Split complementary

  1. #56262c
  2. #265638
  3. #264456

Analogous

  1. #562644
  2. #56262c
  3. #563826

Triadic

  1. #56262c
  2. #2c5626
  3. #262c56

Tetradic

  1. #56262c
  2. #565026
  3. #265650
  4. #262c56

Square

  1. #56262c
  2. #445626
  3. #265650
  4. #382656

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0607
  2. #210f11
  3. #56262c
  4. #8b3d47
  5. #b85d69

Shades

#56262c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56262c
  2. #4d2228
  3. #451e23
  4. #3c1b1f
  5. #34171a
  6. #2b1316
  7. #220f12
  8. #1a0b0d
  9. #110809
  10. #090404
  11. #000000

Tints

#56262c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56262c
  2. #673c41
  3. #785156
  4. #89676b
  5. #9a7d80
  6. #ab9396
  7. #bba8ab
  8. #ccbec0
  9. #ddd4d5
  10. #eee9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56262c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56262c
  2. #5a2f34
  3. #5e383d
  4. #634145
  5. #674a4e
  6. #6b5356
  7. #6f5c5e
  8. #736567
  9. #786e6f
  10. #7c7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443032 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #302f2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c392b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e2028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #422c2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #48322b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b232a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56262c {
  color: #56262c;
}
Background
.bg-56262c {
  background-color: #56262c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-56262c {
  border: 2px solid #56262c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56262c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 38 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 39% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56262c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56262c, #563826);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56262c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 38 44 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.19 #722f37 Wine ΔE 6.36 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.70 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.50 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.18 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.43 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.52 #a9d9d3 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#56262c  rgb(86, 38, 44)  hsl(353, 39%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#265650  rgb(38, 86, 80)  hsl(173, 39%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#2c5626  rgb(44, 86, 38)  hsl(113, 39%, 24%)  Hunter Green
#262c56  rgb(38, 44, 86)  hsl(233, 39%, 24%)  Oxford Blue