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#4B3939

#4b3939 ≈ Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4b3939 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 22.35% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 13.64% saturation and 25.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0472

Complementary

  1. #4b3939
  2. #394b4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b3939
  2. #394b42
  3. #39424b

Analogous

  1. #4b3942
  2. #4b3939
  3. #4b4239

Triadic

  1. #4b3939
  2. #394b39
  3. #39394b

Tetradic

  1. #4b3939
  2. #4b4b39
  3. #394b4b
  4. #39394b

Square

  1. #4b3939
  2. #424b39
  3. #394b4b
  4. #42394b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0909
  2. #201818
  3. #4b3939
  4. #765a5a
  5. #9e7f7f

Shades

#4b3939 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b3939
  2. #443333
  3. #3c2e2e
  4. #352828
  5. #2d2222
  6. #261d1d
  7. #1e1717
  8. #171111
  9. #0f0b0b
  10. #080606
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b3939 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b3939
  2. #5d4d4d
  3. #6f6161
  4. #817474
  5. #938888
  6. #a59c9c
  7. #b7b0b0
  8. #c9c4c4
  9. #dbd7d7
  10. #edebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b3939 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b3939
  2. #504040
  3. #564747
  4. #5b4e4e
  5. #605555
  6. #665d5d
  7. #6b6464
  8. #706b6b
  9. #757272
  10. #7b7979
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433c3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c3b39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #403f39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f3739 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #433a39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #453c39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d3839 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b3939 {
  color: #4b3939;
}
Background
.bg-4b3939 {
  background-color: #4b3939;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b3939 {
  border: 2px solid #4b3939;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b3939;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 57 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 14% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b3939 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b3939, #4b4239);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b3939 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 57 57 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.38 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.06 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.46 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.12 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.69 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.04 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.11 #b4c6c6 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Taupe
#4b3939  rgb(75, 57, 57)  hsl(0, 14%, 26%)  Taupe
#394b4b  rgb(57, 75, 75)  hsl(180, 14%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#394b39  rgb(57, 75, 57)  hsl(120, 14%, 26%)  Rifle Green
#39394b  rgb(57, 57, 75)  hsl(240, 14%, 26%)  Jet