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#483A2C

#483a2c ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#483a2c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 22.75% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.44% magenta, 38.89% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 24.14% saturation and 22.75% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 2.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0459

Complementary

  1. #483a2c
  2. #2c3a48

Split complementary

  1. #483a2c
  2. #2c4848
  3. #2c2c48

Analogous

  1. #482c2c
  2. #483a2c
  3. #48482c

Triadic

  1. #483a2c
  2. #2c483a
  3. #3a2c48

Tetradic

  1. #483a2c
  2. #3a482c
  3. #2c3a48
  4. #3a2c48

Square

  1. #483a2c
  2. #2c482c
  3. #2c3a48
  4. #482c48

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a08
  2. #19140f
  3. #483a2c
  4. #786049
  5. #a48769

Shades

#483a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #483a2c
  2. #413428
  3. #3a2e23
  4. #32291f
  5. #2b231a
  6. #241d16
  7. #1d1712
  8. #16110d
  9. #0e0c09
  10. #070604
  11. #000000

Tints

#483a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #483a2c
  2. #5a4e41
  3. #6d6156
  4. #7f756b
  5. #918980
  6. #a49d96
  7. #b6b0ab
  8. #c8c4c0
  9. #dad8d5
  10. #edebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#483a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #483a2c
  2. #4e4134
  3. #53483d
  4. #594f45
  5. #5e564e
  6. #645d56
  7. #6a645e
  8. #6f6b67
  9. #75726f
  10. #7a7978
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413b37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3b2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423e2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d3736 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #433a2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #443c2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b3832 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-483a2c {
  color: #483a2c;
}
Background
.bg-483a2c {
  background-color: #483a2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-483a2c {
  border: 2px solid #483a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #483a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 58 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 24% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-483a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #483a2c, #48482c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-483a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 58 44 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 2.13 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 5.45 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.82 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.20 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.07 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 11.15 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.41 #b7c5d3 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Taupe
#483a2c  rgb(72, 58, 44)  hsl(30, 24%, 23%)  Taupe
#2c3a48  rgb(44, 58, 72)  hsl(210, 24%, 23%)  Charcoal
#2c483a  rgb(44, 72, 58)  hsl(150, 24%, 23%)  Phthalo Green
#3a2c48  rgb(58, 44, 72)  hsl(270, 24%, 23%)  Eggplant