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#514528

#514528 ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514528 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 27.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 50.62% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 42.44°, with 33.88% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 8.87.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #514528
  2. #283451

Split complementary

  1. #514528
  2. #284951
  3. #312851

Analogous

  1. #513128
  2. #514528
  3. #495128

Triadic

  1. #514528
  2. #285145
  3. #452851

Tetradic

  1. #514528
  2. #345128
  3. #283451
  4. #452851

Square

  1. #514528
  2. #285131
  3. #283451
  4. #512849

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c07
  2. #1e190f
  3. #514528
  4. #847141
  5. #b19a61

Shades

#514528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514528
  2. #493e24
  3. #413720
  4. #39301c
  5. #312918
  6. #292314
  7. #201c10
  8. #18150c
  9. #100e08
  10. #080704
  11. #000000

Tints

#514528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514528
  2. #62583e
  3. #746a53
  4. #857d69
  5. #978f7e
  6. #a8a294
  7. #b9b5a9
  8. #cbc7bf
  9. #dcdad4
  10. #eeecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514528
  2. #564b31
  3. #5a513a
  4. #5f5742
  5. #645d4b
  6. #696354
  7. #6d685d
  8. #726e66
  9. #77746e
  10. #7b7a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b463c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4426 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57413e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4527 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f4729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #554236 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514528 {
  color: #514528;
}
Background
.bg-514528 {
  background-color: #514528;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514528 {
  border: 2px solid #514528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 69 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 34% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514528, #495128);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 69 40 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.87 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.20 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.00 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.10 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.43 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.65 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 11.82 #aebad7 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Taupe
#514528  rgb(81, 69, 40)  hsl(42, 34%, 24%)  Taupe
#283451  rgb(40, 52, 81)  hsl(222, 34%, 24%)  Prussian Blue
#285145  rgb(40, 81, 69)  hsl(162, 34%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#452851  rgb(69, 40, 81)  hsl(282, 34%, 24%)  Byzantium