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#4E3C23

#4e3c23 ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e3c23 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 23.53% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 55.13% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 34.88°, with 38.05% saturation and 22.16% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 6.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0497

Complementary

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #23354e

Split complementary

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #234b4e
  3. #27234e

Analogous

  1. #4e2723
  2. #4e3c23
  3. #4b4e23

Triadic

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #234e3c
  3. #3c234e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #354e23
  3. #23354e
  4. #3c234e

Square

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #234e27
  3. #23354e
  4. #4e234b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0b06
  2. #19130b
  3. #4e3c23
  4. #83653b
  5. #b38d57

Shades

#4e3c23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #463620
  3. #3e301c
  4. #372a19
  5. #2f2415
  6. #271e12
  7. #1f180e
  8. #17120b
  9. #100c07
  10. #080604
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3c23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #605039
  3. #71634f
  4. #837765
  5. #958a7b
  6. #a79e91
  7. #b8b1a7
  8. #cac5bd
  9. #dcd8d3
  10. #edece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3c23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3c23
  2. #53432c
  3. #584a36
  4. #5d503f
  5. #625748
  6. #675e52
  7. #6c655b
  8. #716c64
  9. #76726d
  10. #7b7977
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453e36 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #433c21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #474124 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #543736 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #483c22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a3f23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52392f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3c23 {
  color: #4e3c23;
}
Background
.bg-4e3c23 {
  background-color: #4e3c23;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3c23 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3c23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3c23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 60 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 38% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3c23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3c23, #4b4e23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3c23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 60 35 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.57 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.03 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.91 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.30 #704214 Sepia ΔE 10.84 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.22 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.39 #b1c3dc Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e3c23  rgb(78, 60, 35)  hsl(35, 38%, 22%)  Taupe
#23354e  rgb(35, 53, 78)  hsl(215, 38%, 22%)  Prussian Blue
#234e3c  rgb(35, 78, 60)  hsl(155, 38%, 22%)  British Racing Green
#3c234e  rgb(60, 35, 78)  hsl(275, 38%, 22%)  Byzantium