Close to Caput Mortuum
#59262C
#59262C is a dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 14.9% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #59262C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.08:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.08:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.74:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #59262C as they’d see it.
#59262C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #59262C
What color is #59262C?
#59262C is a dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 14.9% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #59262C in RGB?
#59262C is rgb(89, 38, 44): 89 red, 38 green, and 44 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #59262C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 57, 51, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #59262C?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #59262C?
Its complement #003E38 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.