#514540

Color #514540

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#514540

RGB

rgb(81, 69, 64)

HSL

hsl(17.6, 11.7%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.6, 21%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 21%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(30.34, 4.16, 4.91)

LCH

lch(30.34, 6.44, 49.73)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0185, 43.9)

HWB

hwb(17.6, 25.1%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404c51

Analogous

#514043

#514540

#514d40

Triadic

#514540

#405145

#454051

Split-complementary

#514540

#40514d

#404351

Tetradic

#514540

#4c5140

#404c51

#454051

Square

#514540

#435140

#404c51

#4d4051

Shades

Color #514540 mixed toward black.

#433935

#362e2b

#282220

#1b1715

#0d0b0b

Tints

Color #514540 mixed toward white.

#73625b

#947f77

#ae9f99

#c9bfbb

#e4dfdd

Tones

Color #514540 mixed toward gray.

#4f4641

#4e4643

#4d4744

#4b4746

#4a4847

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c41 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#4d4e42 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#504242 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #514540;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514540]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#514540 (#514540) is rgb(81, 69, 64) in RGB.

No, #514540 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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