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#514B21

#514b21 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514b21 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 59.26% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 42.11% saturation and 22.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.0689

Complementary

  1. #514b21
  2. #212751

Split complementary

  1. #514b21
  2. #213f51
  3. #332151

Analogous

  1. #513321
  2. #514b21
  3. #3f5121

Triadic

  1. #514b21
  2. #21514b
  3. #4b2151

Tetradic

  1. #514b21
  2. #275121
  3. #212751
  4. #4b2151

Square

  1. #514b21
  2. #215133
  3. #212751
  4. #51213f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0d06
  2. #1b190b
  3. #514b21
  4. #877d37
  5. #b9ac52

Shades

#514b21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b21
  2. #49441e
  3. #413c1a
  4. #393517
  5. #312d14
  6. #292611
  7. #201e0d
  8. #18170a
  9. #100f07
  10. #080803
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b21
  2. #625d37
  3. #746f4d
  4. #858164
  5. #97937a
  6. #a8a590
  7. #b9b7a6
  8. #cbc9bc
  9. #dcdbd3
  10. #eeede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b21
  2. #56502b
  3. #5a5634
  4. #5f5b3e
  5. #646047
  6. #696651
  7. #6d6b5a
  8. #727064
  9. #77756d
  10. #7b7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4b3e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52491d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #534b23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #574641 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514a1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524b22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #554837 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b21 {
  color: #514b21;
}
Background
.bg-514b21 {
  background-color: #514b21;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b21 {
  border: 2px solid #514b21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 42% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b21, #3f5121);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 33 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.99 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.57 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.88 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 13.38 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.99 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 14.28 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 15.29 #aeb4de Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Army Green
#514b21  rgb(81, 75, 33)  hsl(53, 42%, 22%)  Army Green
#212751  rgb(33, 39, 81)  hsl(233, 42%, 22%)  Oxford Blue
#21514b  rgb(33, 81, 75)  hsl(173, 42%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b2151  rgb(75, 33, 81)  hsl(293, 42%, 22%)  Byzantium