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#5C1919

#5c1919 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5c1919 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 9.8% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.83% magenta, 72.83% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 57.26% saturation and 22.94% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.0304

Complementary

  1. #5c1919
  2. #195c5c

Split complementary

  1. #5c1919
  2. #195c3a
  3. #193a5c

Analogous

  1. #5c193a
  2. #5c1919
  3. #5c3a19

Triadic

  1. #5c1919
  2. #195c19
  3. #19195c

Tetradic

  1. #5c1919
  2. #5c5c19
  3. #195c5c
  4. #19195c

Square

  1. #5c1919
  2. #3a5c19
  3. #195c5c
  4. #3a195c

Monochromatic

  1. #100404
  2. #200909
  3. #5c1919
  4. #982929
  5. #cc4242

Shades

#5c1919 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c1919
  2. #531717
  3. #4a1414
  4. #401212
  5. #370f0f
  6. #2e0d0d
  7. #250a0a
  8. #1c0808
  9. #120505
  10. #090303
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c1919 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c1919
  2. #6c3030
  3. #7d4747
  4. #8d5e5e
  5. #9d7575
  6. #ae8c8c
  7. #bea3a3
  8. #cebaba
  9. #ded1d1
  10. #efe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c1919 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c1919
  2. #602323
  3. #632e2e
  4. #673838
  5. #6a4242
  6. #6e4d4d
  7. #725757
  8. #756161
  9. #796b6b
  10. #7c7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #462929 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b2818 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3617 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66071a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #442319 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b2d18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #621019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c1919 {
  color: #5c1919;
}
Background
.bg-5c1919 {
  background-color: #5c1919;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c1919 {
  border: 2px solid #5c1919;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c1919;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 25 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 57% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c1919 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c1919, #5c3a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c1919 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 25 25 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 4.26 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.60 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 7.90 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 7.96 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.14 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.02 #800000 Maroon ΔE 10.18 #a3e6e6 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#5c1919  rgb(92, 25, 25)  hsl(0, 57%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#195c5c  rgb(25, 92, 92)  hsl(180, 57%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#195c19  rgb(25, 92, 25)  hsl(120, 57%, 23%)  Lincoln Green
#19195c  rgb(25, 25, 92)  hsl(240, 57%, 23%)  Midnight Blue