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#4E3C38

#4e3c38 ≈ Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e3c38 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 23.53% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 28.21% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 10.91°, with 16.42% saturation and 26.27% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #384a4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #384e47
  3. #383f4e

Analogous

  1. #4e383f
  2. #4e3c38
  3. #4e4738

Triadic

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #384e3c
  3. #3c384e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #4a4e38
  3. #384a4e
  4. #3c384e

Square

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #3f4e38
  3. #384a4e
  4. #47384e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0909
  2. #211a18
  3. #4e3c38
  4. #7b5e58
  5. #a2847d

Shades

#4e3c38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #463632
  3. #3e302d
  4. #372a27
  5. #2f2422
  6. #271e1c
  7. #1f1816
  8. #171211
  9. #100c0b
  10. #080606
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3c38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #60504c
  3. #716360
  4. #837774
  5. #958a88
  6. #a79e9c
  7. #b8b1af
  8. #cac5c3
  9. #dcd8d7
  10. #edeceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3c38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3c38
  2. #53433f
  3. #584a46
  4. #5d504e
  5. #625755
  6. #675e5c
  7. #6c6563
  8. #716c6a
  9. #767272
  10. #7b7979
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463e3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #403e38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #523a3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #463d38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #483f38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #513b3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3c38 {
  color: #4e3c38;
}
Background
.bg-4e3c38 {
  background-color: #4e3c38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3c38 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3c38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3c38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 60 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3c38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3c38, #4e4738);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3c38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 60 56 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 5.42 #674c47 Liver ΔE 7.00 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.31 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.75 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.20 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.29 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 11.55 #b1c3c7 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e3c38  rgb(78, 60, 56)  hsl(11, 16%, 26%)  Taupe
#384a4e  rgb(56, 74, 78)  hsl(191, 16%, 26%)  Outer Space
#384e3c  rgb(56, 78, 60)  hsl(131, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green
#3c384e  rgb(60, 56, 78)  hsl(251, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant