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#C4470B

#c4470b ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4470b is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 27.84% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.78% magenta, 94.39% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 19.46°, with 89.37% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 1.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1627

Complementary

  1. #c4470b
  2. #0b88c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4470b
  2. #0bc4a4
  3. #0b2cc4

Analogous

  1. #c40b2c
  2. #c4470b
  3. #c4a40b

Triadic

  1. #c4470b
  2. #0bc447
  3. #470bc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4470b
  2. #88c40b
  3. #0b88c4
  4. #470bc4

Square

  1. #c4470b
  2. #2cc40b
  3. #0b88c4
  4. #a40bc4

Monochromatic

  1. #331303
  2. #7c2d07
  3. #c4470b
  4. #f36a29
  5. #f79c71

Shades

#c4470b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4470b
  2. #b0400a
  3. #9d3909
  4. #893208
  5. #762b07
  6. #622406
  7. #4e1c04
  8. #3b1503
  9. #270e02
  10. #140701
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4470b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4470b
  2. #ca5923
  3. #d06c3c
  4. #d67e54
  5. #dc916d
  6. #e2a385
  7. #e7b59d
  8. #edc8b6
  9. #f3dace
  10. #f9ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4470b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4470b
  2. #bd4d17
  3. #b65222
  4. #b0582e
  5. #a95e3a
  6. #a26446
  7. #9b6951
  8. #946f5d
  9. #8e7569
  10. #877a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996259 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8223d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #975601 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56a03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d03430 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4470b {
  color: #c4470b;
}
Background
.bg-c4470b {
  background-color: #c4470b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c4470b {
  border: 2px solid #c4470b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4470b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 71 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4470b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4470b, #c4a40b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4470b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 71 11 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.86 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 2.04 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.37 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.24 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.09 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.12 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 8.58 #3bb8f4 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#c4470b  rgb(196, 71, 11)  hsl(19, 89%, 41%)  Mahogany
#0b88c4  rgb(11, 136, 196)  hsl(199, 89%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#0bc447  rgb(11, 196, 71)  hsl(139, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green
#470bc4  rgb(71, 11, 196)  hsl(259, 89%, 41%)  Medium Blue