#514948

Color #514948

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#514948

RGB

rgb(81, 73, 72)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 5.9%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 11.1%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 11.1%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(31.77, 3.15, 1.81)

LCH

lch(31.77, 3.63, 29.88)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.0109, 26.1)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 28.2%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#485051

Analogous

#51484b

#514948

#514e48

Triadic

#514948

#485149

#494851

Split-complementary

#514948

#48514e

#484b51

Tetradic

#514948

#505148

#485051

#494851

Square

#514948

#4b5148

#485051

#4e4851

Shades

Color #514948 mixed toward black.

#443d3c

#363130

#292424

#1b1818

#0e0c0c

Tints

Color #514948 mixed toward white.

#716564

#8f8381

#aba2a0

#c7c1c0

#e3e0df

Tones

Color #514948 mixed toward gray.

#504a49

#4f4b4a

#4e4b4b

#4d4c4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e48 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#4e4f48 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#514848 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #514948;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514948]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#514948 (#514948) is rgb(81, 73, 72) in RGB.

No, #514948 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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