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#4E442B

#4e442b ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e442b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.67% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.82% magenta, 44.87% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 28.93% saturation and 23.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 7.85.

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Relative luminance0.0593

Complementary

  1. #4e442b
  2. #2b354e

Split complementary

  1. #4e442b
  2. #2b474e
  3. #332b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e332b
  2. #4e442b
  3. #474e2b

Triadic

  1. #4e442b
  2. #2b4e44
  3. #442b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e442b
  2. #354e2b
  3. #2b354e
  4. #442b4e

Square

  1. #4e442b
  2. #2b4e33
  3. #2b354e
  4. #4e2b47

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0b07
  2. #1d1910
  3. #4e442b
  4. #7f6f46
  5. #ab9867

Shades

#4e442b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e442b
  2. #463d27
  3. #3e3622
  4. #37301e
  5. #2f291a
  6. #272216
  7. #1f1b11
  8. #17140d
  9. #100e09
  10. #080704
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e442b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e442b
  2. #605740
  3. #716955
  4. #837c6b
  5. #958f80
  6. #a7a295
  7. #b8b4aa
  8. #cac7bf
  9. #dcdad5
  10. #edecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e442b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e442b
  2. #534a34
  3. #58503c
  4. #5d5645
  5. #625c4d
  6. #676256
  7. #6c685e
  8. #716e67
  9. #76746f
  10. #7b7a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49453c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494329 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c462c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53403e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b442a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d452b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514237 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e442b {
  color: #4e442b;
}
Background
.bg-4e442b {
  background-color: #4e442b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e442b {
  border: 2px solid #4e442b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e442b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 29% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e442b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e442b, #474e2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e442b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 43 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.85 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 10.04 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.09 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.65 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.07 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.36 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.71 #b1bbd4 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e442b  rgb(78, 68, 43)  hsl(43, 29%, 24%)  Taupe
#2b354e  rgb(43, 53, 78)  hsl(223, 29%, 24%)  Prussian Blue
#2b4e44  rgb(43, 78, 68)  hsl(163, 29%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#442b4e  rgb(68, 43, 78)  hsl(283, 29%, 24%)  Eggplant