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#4E403D

#4e403d ≈ Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e403d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.95% magenta, 21.79% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 10.59°, with 12.23% saturation and 27.25% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0562

Complementary

  1. #4e403d
  2. #3d4b4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e403d
  2. #3d4e48
  3. #3d424e

Analogous

  1. #4e3d42
  2. #4e403d
  3. #4e483d

Triadic

  1. #4e403d
  2. #3d4e40
  3. #403d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e403d
  2. #4b4e3d
  3. #3d4b4e
  4. #403d4e

Square

  1. #4e403d
  2. #424e3d
  3. #3d4b4e
  4. #483d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0909
  2. #231d1b
  3. #4e403d
  4. #79635f
  5. #9f8985

Shades

#4e403d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e403d
  2. #463a37
  3. #3e3331
  4. #372d2b
  5. #2f2625
  6. #27201f
  7. #1f1a18
  8. #171312
  9. #100d0c
  10. #080606
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e403d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e403d
  2. #605350
  3. #716664
  4. #837977
  5. #958c8b
  6. #a7a09e
  7. #b8b3b1
  8. #cac6c5
  9. #dcd9d8
  10. #edecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e403d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e403d
  2. #534644
  3. #584d4a
  4. #5d5351
  5. #625a58
  6. #67605f
  7. #6c6665
  8. #716d6c
  9. #767373
  10. #7b7a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484241 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43413d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46443d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #523e3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #48413d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49433d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #503f3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e403d {
  color: #4e403d;
}
Background
.bg-4e403d {
  background-color: #4e403d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e403d {
  border: 2px solid #4e403d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e403d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 12% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e403d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e403d, #4e483d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e403d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 61 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 4.90 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.04 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.10 #674c47 Liver ΔE 7.35 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.50 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.07 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.77 #b1bfc2 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e403d  rgb(78, 64, 61)  hsl(11, 12%, 27%)  Taupe
#3d4b4e  rgb(61, 75, 78)  hsl(191, 12%, 27%)  Outer Space
#3d4e40  rgb(61, 78, 64)  hsl(131, 12%, 27%)  Rifle Green
#403d4e  rgb(64, 61, 78)  hsl(251, 12%, 27%)  Jet