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#4D3F40

#4d3f40 ≈ Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d3f40 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 24.71% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 16.88% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 355.71°, with 10% saturation and 27.45% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 7.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #3f4d4c

Split complementary

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #3f4d45
  3. #3f474d

Analogous

  1. #4d3f47
  2. #4d3f40
  3. #4d453f

Triadic

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #404d3f
  3. #3f404d

Tetradic

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #4d4c3f
  3. #3f4d4c
  4. #3f404d

Square

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #474d3f
  3. #3f4d4c
  4. #453f4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0909
  2. #231d1d
  3. #4d3f40
  4. #776163
  5. #9d8889

Shades

#4d3f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #45393a
  3. #3e3233
  4. #362c2d
  5. #2e2626
  6. #272020
  7. #1f191a
  8. #171313
  9. #0f0d0d
  10. #080606
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d3f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #5f5253
  3. #716566
  4. #827979
  5. #948c8c
  6. #a69fa0
  7. #b8b2b3
  8. #cac5c6
  9. #dbd9d9
  10. #edecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d3f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d3f40
  2. #524646
  3. #574c4d
  4. #5c5353
  5. #61595a
  6. #676060
  7. #6c6666
  8. #716d6d
  9. #767373
  10. #7b7a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474141 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414140 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #503e3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464040 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f3e40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d3f40 {
  color: #4d3f40;
}
Background
.bg-4d3f40 {
  background-color: #4d3f40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d3f40 {
  border: 2px solid #4d3f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d3f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 63 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 10% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d3f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d3f40, #4d453f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d3f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 63 64 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.10 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.46 #674c47 Liver ΔE 7.89 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.66 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.13 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.93 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.10 #b2c0bf Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Taupe
#4d3f40  rgb(77, 63, 64)  hsl(356, 10%, 27%)  Taupe
#3f4d4c  rgb(63, 77, 76)  hsl(176, 10%, 27%)  Outer Space
#404d3f  rgb(64, 77, 63)  hsl(116, 10%, 27%)  Rifle Green
#3f404d  rgb(63, 64, 77)  hsl(236, 10%, 27%)  Charcoal