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#473838

#473838 ≈ Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#473838 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 21.96% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.13% magenta, 21.13% yellow and 72.16% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 11.81% saturation and 24.9% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0445

Complementary

  1. #473838
  2. #384747

Split complementary

  1. #473838
  2. #38473f
  3. #383f47

Analogous

  1. #47383f
  2. #473838
  3. #473f38

Triadic

  1. #473838
  2. #384738
  3. #383847

Tetradic

  1. #473838
  2. #474738
  3. #384747
  4. #383847

Square

  1. #473838
  2. #3f4738
  3. #384747
  4. #3f3847

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0909
  2. #1c1616
  3. #473838
  4. #725a5a
  5. #9a7e7e

Shades

#473838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473838
  2. #403232
  3. #392d2d
  4. #322727
  5. #2b2222
  6. #241c1c
  7. #1c1616
  8. #151111
  9. #0e0b0b
  10. #070606
  11. #000000

Tints

#473838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473838
  2. #594c4c
  3. #6c6060
  4. #7e7474
  5. #918888
  6. #a39c9c
  7. #b5afaf
  8. #c8c3c3
  9. #dad7d7
  10. #edebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473838
  2. #4d3f3f
  3. #524646
  4. #584e4e
  5. #5e5555
  6. #645c5c
  7. #696363
  8. #6f6a6a
  9. #757272
  10. #7a7979
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403a3a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3a38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e3d38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a3738 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403938 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423b38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #493738 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-473838 {
  color: #473838;
}
Background
.bg-473838 {
  background-color: #473838;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473838 {
  border: 2px solid #473838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 56 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 12% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473838, #473f38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 56 56 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.70 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.11 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.69 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.12 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.56 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.04 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.72 #b8c7c7 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Taupe
#473838  rgb(71, 56, 56)  hsl(0, 12%, 25%)  Taupe
#384747  rgb(56, 71, 71)  hsl(180, 12%, 25%)  Outer Space
#384738  rgb(56, 71, 56)  hsl(120, 12%, 25%)  Rifle Green
#383847  rgb(56, 56, 71)  hsl(240, 12%, 25%)  Jet