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#4E4227

#4e4227 ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e4227 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.88% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 50% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 33.33% saturation and 22.94% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 7.95.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0566

Complementary

  1. #4e4227
  2. #27334e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4227
  2. #27464e
  3. #2e274e

Analogous

  1. #4e2e27
  2. #4e4227
  3. #464e27

Triadic

  1. #4e4227
  2. #274e42
  3. #42274e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4227
  2. #334e27
  3. #27334e
  4. #42274e

Square

  1. #4e4227
  2. #274e2e
  3. #27334e
  4. #4e2746

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c07
  2. #1b170d
  3. #4e4227
  4. #816d41
  5. #af965f

Shades

#4e4227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4227
  2. #463b23
  3. #3e351f
  4. #372e1b
  5. #2f2817
  6. #272114
  7. #1f1a10
  8. #17140c
  9. #100d08
  10. #080704
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4227
  2. #60553d
  3. #716852
  4. #837b68
  5. #958e7d
  6. #a7a193
  7. #b8b3a9
  8. #cac6be
  9. #dcd9d4
  10. #edece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4227
  2. #534830
  3. #584e39
  4. #5d5542
  5. #625b4b
  6. #676154
  7. #6c675c
  8. #716d65
  9. #76746e
  10. #7b7a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48433a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484125 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4528 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #543e3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4226 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #513f34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4227 {
  color: #4e4227;
}
Background
.bg-4e4227 {
  background-color: #4e4227;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4227 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 33% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4227, #464e27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 39 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.95 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.18 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.99 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.16 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.28 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.30 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.83 #b1bdd8 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e4227  rgb(78, 66, 39)  hsl(42, 33%, 23%)  Taupe
#27334e  rgb(39, 51, 78)  hsl(222, 33%, 23%)  Prussian Blue
#274e42  rgb(39, 78, 66)  hsl(162, 33%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#42274e  rgb(66, 39, 78)  hsl(282, 33%, 23%)  Byzantium