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#483B20

#483b20 ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#483b20 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 23.14% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.06% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 40.5°, with 38.46% saturation and 20.39% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 7.64.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0461

Complementary

  1. #483b20
  2. #202d48

Split complementary

  1. #483b20
  2. #204148
  3. #272048

Analogous

  1. #482720
  2. #483b20
  3. #414820

Triadic

  1. #483b20
  2. #20483b
  3. #3b2048

Tetradic

  1. #483b20
  2. #2d4820
  3. #202d48
  4. #3b2048

Square

  1. #483b20
  2. #204827
  3. #202d48
  4. #482041

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c06
  2. #131008
  3. #483b20
  4. #7d6638
  5. #b19250

Shades

#483b20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #483b20
  2. #41351d
  3. #3a2f1a
  4. #322916
  5. #2b2313
  6. #241e10
  7. #1d180d
  8. #16120a
  9. #0e0c06
  10. #070603
  11. #000000

Tints

#483b20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #483b20
  2. #5a4f36
  3. #6d624d
  4. #7f7663
  5. #918979
  6. #a49d90
  7. #b6b1a6
  8. #c8c4bc
  9. #dad8d2
  10. #edebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#483b20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #483b20
  2. #4e422a
  3. #534933
  4. #59503d
  5. #5e5746
  6. #645e50
  7. #6a645a
  8. #6f6b63
  9. #75726d
  10. #7a7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413c33 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413b1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #443e21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e3734 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #443b1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #463d21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b382d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-483b20 {
  color: #483b20;
}
Background
.bg-483b20 {
  background-color: #483b20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-483b20 {
  border: 2px solid #483b20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #483b20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 59 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 38% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-483b20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #483b20, #414820);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-483b20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 59 32 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.64 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.58 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.18 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.54 #635147 Umber ΔE 12.31 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 12.61 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.65 #b7c4df Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Taupe
#483b20  rgb(72, 59, 32)  hsl(41, 38%, 20%)  Taupe
#202d48  rgb(32, 45, 72)  hsl(221, 38%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#20483b  rgb(32, 72, 59)  hsl(161, 38%, 20%)  Phthalo Green
#3b2048  rgb(59, 32, 72)  hsl(281, 38%, 20%)  Byzantium