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#514B2A

#514b2a ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514b2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 48.15% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 50.77°, with 31.71% saturation and 24.12% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 7.29.

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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #514b2a
  2. #2a3051

Split complementary

  1. #514b2a
  2. #2a4451
  3. #382a51

Analogous

  1. #51382a
  2. #514b2a
  3. #44512a

Triadic

  1. #514b2a
  2. #2a514b
  3. #4b2a51

Tetradic

  1. #514b2a
  2. #30512a
  3. #2a3051
  4. #4b2a51

Square

  1. #514b2a
  2. #2a5138
  3. #2a3051
  4. #512a44

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0c07
  2. #1f1c10
  3. #514b2a
  4. #837a44
  5. #afa465

Shades

#514b2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b2a
  2. #494426
  3. #413c22
  4. #39351d
  5. #312d19
  6. #292615
  7. #201e11
  8. #18170d
  9. #100f08
  10. #080804
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b2a
  2. #625d3f
  3. #746f55
  4. #85816a
  5. #97937f
  6. #a8a595
  7. #b9b7aa
  8. #cbc9bf
  9. #dcdbd4
  10. #eeedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b2a
  2. #565033
  3. #5a563b
  4. #5f5b44
  5. #64604c
  6. #696655
  7. #6d6b5e
  8. #727066
  9. #77756f
  10. #7b7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4b40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514927 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #534c2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #564743 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514a28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524b2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54483a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b2a {
  color: #514b2a;
}
Background
.bg-514b2a {
  background-color: #514b2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b2a {
  border: 2px solid #514b2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 32% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b2a, #44512a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 42 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 7.29 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.36 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.47 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 12.00 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.17 #635147 Umber ΔE 14.07 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 14.17 #aeb4d5 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Army Green
#514b2a  rgb(81, 75, 42)  hsl(51, 32%, 24%)  Army Green
#2a3051  rgb(42, 48, 81)  hsl(231, 32%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#2a514b  rgb(42, 81, 75)  hsl(171, 32%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b2a51  rgb(75, 42, 81)  hsl(291, 32%, 24%)  Byzantium