Caput Mortuum (#592720)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.10:1 — vs black: 1.74:1

Color values

  • HEX #592720
  • RGB rgb(89, 39, 32)
  • HSL hsl(7, 64%, 34%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 56.18, 64.04, 65.1 )
  • Websafe #663333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #592720 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Caput Mortuum
#592720 Base
#205259
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Caput Mortuum
#592720 Base
#592036
#594420
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Caput Mortuum
#592720 Base
#205927
#272059
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Caput Mortuum
#592720 Base
#205944
#203659
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Caput Mortuum
#592720 Base
#365920
#205259
#442059
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Caput Mortuum
#592720 Base
#130807
#210E0C
#3B1A15
#77342B
#914034
#C15F51
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Caput Mortuum, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#130807
#210E0C
#2F1511
#3D1B16
#4B211B
Caput Mortuum #592720 Base
#8E3E33
#BF5A4C
#D28B81
#E5BCB7
#F8EEEC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #592720. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #592720;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #592720;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #592720;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #592720,
        #208492
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #592720,
        #208492
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$caput-mortuum: #592720;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$caput-mortuum-r: 89;
$caput-mortuum-g: 39;
$caput-mortuum-b: 32;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $caput-mortuum;
    color: rgba($caput-mortuum-r, $caput-mortuum-g, $caput-mortuum-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Caput Mortuum appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #592720 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #3B3B1E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #2F2F20 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #592626 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #363636 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Caput Mortuum ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Caput Mortuum #592720 Base
French Puce #4E1609 ΔE 5.29
Liver (organ) #6C2E1F ΔE 5.35
Persian Plum #701C1C ΔE 6.49
Dark Sienna #3C1414 ΔE 7.56

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.