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#5B3234

#5b3234 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#5b3234 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 19.61% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.05% magenta, 42.86% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 357.07°, with 29.08% saturation and 27.65% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 6.16.

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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #5b3234
  2. #325b59

Split complementary

  1. #5b3234
  2. #325b45
  3. #32495b

Analogous

  1. #5b3249
  2. #5b3234
  3. #5b4532

Triadic

  1. #5b3234
  2. #345b32
  3. #32345b

Tetradic

  1. #5b3234
  2. #5b5932
  3. #325b59
  4. #32345b

Square

  1. #5b3234
  2. #495b32
  3. #325b59
  4. #45325b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0708
  2. #2a1718
  3. #5b3234
  4. #8c4d50
  5. #b27477

Shades

#5b3234 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b3234
  2. #522d2f
  3. #49282a
  4. #402324
  5. #371e1f
  6. #2e191a
  7. #241415
  8. #1b0f10
  9. #120a0a
  10. #090505
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b3234 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b3234
  2. #6b4748
  3. #7c5b5d
  4. #8c7071
  5. #9d8485
  6. #ad999a
  7. #bdadae
  8. #cec2c2
  9. #ded6d6
  10. #efebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b3234 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b3234
  2. #5f3a3c
  3. #624243
  4. #66494b
  5. #6a5152
  6. #6e595a
  7. #716162
  8. #756969
  9. #797071
  10. #7c7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b393a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a3934 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #622d33 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #493634 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e3b34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f2f33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b3234 {
  color: #5b3234;
}
Background
.bg-5b3234 {
  background-color: #5b3234;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b3234 {
  border: 2px solid #5b3234;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b3234;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 50 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 29% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b3234 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b3234, #5b4532);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b3234 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 50 52 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.16 #722f37 Wine ΔE 6.28 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.65 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.75 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.40 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 10.62 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.97 #a4cdcb Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5b3234  rgb(91, 50, 52)  hsl(357, 29%, 28%)  Caput Mortuum
#325b59  rgb(50, 91, 89)  hsl(177, 29%, 28%)  Dark Slate Gray
#345b32  rgb(52, 91, 50)  hsl(117, 29%, 28%)  Hunter Green
#32345b  rgb(50, 52, 91)  hsl(237, 29%, 28%)  Oxford Blue