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#453C22

#453c22 ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#453c22 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 23.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 50.72% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.57°, with 33.98% saturation and 20.2% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 8.22.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0461

Complementary

  1. #453c22
  2. #222b45

Split complementary

  1. #453c22
  2. #223d45
  3. #2b2245

Analogous

  1. #452b22
  2. #453c22
  3. #3d4522

Triadic

  1. #453c22
  2. #22453c
  3. #3c2245

Tetradic

  1. #453c22
  2. #2b4522
  3. #222b45
  4. #3c2245

Square

  1. #453c22
  2. #22452b
  3. #222b45
  4. #45223d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c07
  2. #120f09
  3. #453c22
  4. #78693b
  5. #ab9555

Shades

#453c22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #453c22
  2. #3e361f
  3. #37301b
  4. #302a18
  5. #292414
  6. #231e11
  7. #1c180e
  8. #15120a
  9. #0e0c07
  10. #070603
  11. #000000

Tints

#453c22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #453c22
  2. #585038
  3. #6a634e
  4. #7d7764
  5. #8f8a7a
  6. #a29e91
  7. #b5b1a7
  8. #c7c5bd
  9. #dad8d3
  10. #ecece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#453c22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #453c22
  2. #4b432b
  3. #514a35
  4. #57503e
  5. #5d5748
  6. #635e51
  7. #68655a
  8. #6e6c64
  9. #74726d
  10. #7a7977
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403c34 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413b20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #443e23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a3836 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #433b21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #443d23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #483a2f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-453c22 {
  color: #453c22;
}
Background
.bg-453c22 {
  background-color: #453c22;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-453c22 {
  border: 2px solid #453c22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #453c22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 60 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 34% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-453c22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #453c22, #3d4522);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-453c22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 60 34 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.22 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.87 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 10.49 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.90 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.87 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 12.32 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.85 #bac3dd Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Taupe
#453c22  rgb(69, 60, 34)  hsl(45, 34%, 20%)  Taupe
#222b45  rgb(34, 43, 69)  hsl(225, 34%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#22453c  rgb(34, 69, 60)  hsl(165, 34%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#3c2245  rgb(60, 34, 69)  hsl(285, 34%, 20%)  Byzantium