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#5B1E04

#5b1e04 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5b1e04 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 11.76% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.03% magenta, 95.6% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 17.93°, with 91.58% saturation and 18.63% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 7.29.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0316

Complementary

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #04415b

Split complementary

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #045b4a
  3. #04165b

Analogous

  1. #5b0416
  2. #5b1e04
  3. #5b4a04

Triadic

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #045b1e
  3. #1e045b

Tetradic

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #415b04
  3. #04415b
  4. #1e045b

Square

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #165b04
  3. #04415b
  4. #4a045b

Monochromatic

  1. #140601
  2. #140601
  3. #5b1e04
  4. #a43607
  5. #ee4e0a

Shades

#5b1e04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #521b04
  3. #491803
  4. #401503
  5. #371202
  6. #2e0f02
  7. #240c02
  8. #1b0901
  9. #120601
  10. #090300
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b1e04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #6b351d
  3. #7c4b36
  4. #8c624f
  5. #9d7868
  6. #ad8f82
  7. #bda59b
  8. #cebcb4
  9. #ded2cd
  10. #efe9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b1e04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #5f2810
  3. #62321d
  4. #663b29
  5. #6a4536
  6. #6e4f42
  7. #71594e
  8. #75635b
  9. #796c67
  10. #7c7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #462b26 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #302901 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f3702 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #650d19 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #452502 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c2f03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #611513 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b1e04 {
  color: #5b1e04;
}
Background
.bg-5b1e04 {
  background-color: #5b1e04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b1e04 {
  border: 2px solid #5b1e04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b1e04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 30 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 92% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b1e04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b1e04, #5b4a04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b1e04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 30 4 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 7.29 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 8.72 #800000 Maroon ΔE 9.07 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 9.75 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 9.82 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 10.60 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 11.09 #a4e1fb Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5b1e04  rgb(91, 30, 4)  hsl(18, 92%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#04415b  rgb(4, 65, 91)  hsl(198, 92%, 19%)  Prussian Blue
#045b1e  rgb(4, 91, 30)  hsl(138, 92%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#1e045b  rgb(30, 4, 91)  hsl(258, 92%, 19%)  Midnight Blue