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#473A2E

#473a2e ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#473a2e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 22.75% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.31% magenta, 35.21% yellow and 72.16% black. Its hue angle is 28.8°, with 21.37% saturation and 22.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0456

Complementary

  1. #473a2e
  2. #2e3b47

Split complementary

  1. #473a2e
  2. #2e4746
  3. #2e2e47

Analogous

  1. #472e2e
  2. #473a2e
  3. #47462e

Triadic

  1. #473a2e
  2. #2e473a
  3. #3a2e47

Tetradic

  1. #473a2e
  2. #3b472e
  3. #2e3b47
  4. #3a2e47

Square

  1. #473a2e
  2. #2e472e
  3. #2e3b47
  4. #462e47

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0a08
  2. #191410
  3. #473a2e
  4. #75604c
  5. #a1866d

Shades

#473a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473a2e
  2. #403429
  3. #392e25
  4. #322920
  5. #2b231c
  6. #241d17
  7. #1c1712
  8. #15110e
  9. #0e0c09
  10. #070605
  11. #000000

Tints

#473a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473a2e
  2. #594e43
  3. #6c6158
  4. #7e756d
  5. #918982
  6. #a39d97
  7. #b5b0ab
  8. #c8c4c0
  9. #dad8d5
  10. #edebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473a2e
  2. #4d4136
  3. #52483e
  4. #584f47
  5. #5e564f
  6. #645d57
  7. #69645f
  8. #6f6b67
  9. #757270
  10. #7a7978
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413b37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #413d2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b3737 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423a2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #443c2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a3833 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-473a2e {
  color: #473a2e;
}
Background
.bg-473a2e {
  background-color: #473a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473a2e {
  border: 2px solid #473a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 58 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 21% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473a2e, #47462e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 58 46 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 1.23 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 5.45 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.56 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.71 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.23 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.68 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.14 #b8c5d1 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Taupe
#473a2e  rgb(71, 58, 46)  hsl(29, 21%, 23%)  Taupe
#2e3b47  rgb(46, 59, 71)  hsl(209, 21%, 23%)  Charcoal
#2e473a  rgb(46, 71, 58)  hsl(149, 21%, 23%)  Phthalo Green
#3a2e47  rgb(58, 46, 71)  hsl(269, 21%, 23%)  Eggplant