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#514B2B

#514b2b ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514b2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 46.91% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 30.65% saturation and 24.31% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 7.51.

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Relative luminance0.0696

Complementary

  1. #514b2b
  2. #2b3151

Split complementary

  1. #514b2b
  2. #2b4451
  3. #382b51

Analogous

  1. #51382b
  2. #514b2b
  3. #44512b

Triadic

  1. #514b2b
  2. #2b514b
  3. #4b2b51

Tetradic

  1. #514b2b
  2. #31512b
  3. #2b3151
  4. #4b2b51

Square

  1. #514b2b
  2. #2b5138
  3. #2b3151
  4. #512b44

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0c07
  2. #1f1d10
  3. #514b2b
  4. #837946
  5. #aea367

Shades

#514b2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b2b
  2. #494427
  3. #413c22
  4. #39351e
  5. #312d1a
  6. #292616
  7. #201e11
  8. #18170d
  9. #100f09
  10. #080804
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b2b
  2. #625d40
  3. #746f55
  4. #85816b
  5. #979380
  6. #a8a595
  7. #b9b7aa
  8. #cbc9bf
  9. #dcdbd5
  10. #eeedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b2b
  2. #565034
  3. #5a563c
  4. #5f5b45
  5. #64604d
  6. #696656
  7. #6d6b5e
  8. #727067
  9. #77756f
  10. #7b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 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 #514929 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #524c2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #564743 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514a2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524b2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54483b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b2b {
  color: #514b2b;
}
Background
.bg-514b2b {
  background-color: #514b2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b2b {
  border: 2px solid #514b2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 31% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b2b, #44512b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 43 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 7.51 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.21 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.62 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.75 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.92 #635147 Umber ΔE 13.83 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 14.10 #aeb4d4 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Army Green
#514b2b  rgb(81, 75, 43)  hsl(51, 31%, 24%)  Army Green
#2b3151  rgb(43, 49, 81)  hsl(231, 31%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#2b514b  rgb(43, 81, 75)  hsl(171, 31%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b2b51  rgb(75, 43, 81)  hsl(291, 31%, 24%)  Byzantium