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#4E3F3F

#4e3f3f ≈ Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e3f3f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 24.71% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.23% magenta, 19.23% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 10.64% saturation and 27.65% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0553

Complementary

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #3f4e4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #3f4e47
  3. #3f474e

Analogous

  1. #4e3f47
  2. #4e3f3f
  3. #4e473f

Triadic

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #3f4e3f
  3. #3f3f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #4e4e3f
  3. #3f4e4e
  4. #3f3f4e

Square

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #474e3f
  3. #3f4e4e
  4. #473f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0909
  2. #241d1d
  3. #4e3f3f
  4. #786161
  5. #9e8888

Shades

#4e3f3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #463939
  3. #3e3232
  4. #372c2c
  5. #2f2626
  6. #272020
  7. #1f1919
  8. #171313
  9. #100d0d
  10. #080606
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3f3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #605252
  3. #716565
  4. #837979
  5. #958c8c
  6. #a79f9f
  7. #b8b2b2
  8. #cac5c5
  9. #dcd9d9
  10. #edecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3f3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #534646
  3. #584c4c
  4. #5d5353
  5. #625959
  6. #676060
  7. #6c6666
  8. #716d6d
  9. #767373
  10. #7b7a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474141 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42413f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #45443f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #513e3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47403f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49423f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #503e3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3f3f {
  color: #4e3f3f;
}
Background
.bg-4e3f3f {
  background-color: #4e3f3f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3f3f {
  border: 2px solid #4e3f3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3f3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 63 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 11% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3f3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3f3f, #4e473f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3f3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 63 63 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.74 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.29 #674c47 Liver ΔE 7.39 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.21 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.47 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.50 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.34 #b1c0c0 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e3f3f  rgb(78, 63, 63)  hsl(0, 11%, 28%)  Taupe
#3f4e4e  rgb(63, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 11%, 28%)  Outer Space
#3f4e3f  rgb(63, 78, 63)  hsl(120, 11%, 28%)  Rifle Green
#3f3f4e  rgb(63, 63, 78)  hsl(240, 11%, 28%)  Onyx