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#403935

#403935 ≈ Taupe

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#403935 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.35% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.94% magenta, 17.19% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 21.82°, with 9.4% saturation and 22.94% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0427

Complementary

  1. #403935
  2. #353c40

Split complementary

  1. #403935
  2. #35403e
  3. #353640

Analogous

  1. #403536
  2. #403935
  3. #403e35

Triadic

  1. #403935
  2. #354039
  3. #393540

Tetradic

  1. #403935
  2. #3c4035
  3. #353c40
  4. #393540

Square

  1. #403935
  2. #364035
  3. #353c40
  4. #3e3540

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a09
  2. #161412
  3. #403935
  4. #6a5e58
  5. #92847c

Shades

#403935 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #403935
  2. #3a3330
  3. #332e2a
  4. #2d2825
  5. #262220
  6. #201d1b
  7. #1a1715
  8. #131110
  9. #0d0b0b
  10. #060605
  11. #000000

Tints

#403935 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #403935
  2. #534d49
  3. #66615d
  4. #797472
  5. #8c8886
  6. #a09c9a
  7. #b3b0ae
  8. #c6c4c2
  9. #d9d7d7
  10. #ecebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#403935 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #403935
  2. #46403d
  3. #4d4744
  4. #534e4c
  5. #5a5553
  6. #605d5b
  7. #666462
  8. #6d6b6a
  9. #737271
  10. #7a7979
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3a38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3935 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d3b35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #423838 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d3935 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e3a35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #413837 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-403935 {
  color: #403935;
}
Background
.bg-403935 {
  background-color: #403935;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-403935 {
  border: 2px solid #403935;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #403935;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 57 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 9% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-403935 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #403935, #403e35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-403935 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 57 53 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 3.94 #343434 Jet ΔE 4.88 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 5.74 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.34 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.73 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.04 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.31 #bfc6ca Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Taupe
#403935  rgb(64, 57, 53)  hsl(22, 9%, 23%)  Taupe
#353c40  rgb(53, 60, 64)  hsl(202, 9%, 23%)  Onyx
#354039  rgb(53, 64, 57)  hsl(142, 9%, 23%)  Black Olive
#393540  rgb(57, 53, 64)  hsl(262, 9%, 23%)  Jet