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#514B38

#514b38 ≈ Rifle Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514b38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 30.86% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 45.6°, with 18.25% saturation and 26.86% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rifle Green (#444c38), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.0707

Complementary

  1. #514b38
  2. #383e51

Split complementary

  1. #514b38
  2. #384a51
  3. #3e3851

Analogous

  1. #513e38
  2. #514b38
  3. #4a5138

Triadic

  1. #514b38
  2. #38514b
  3. #4b3851

Tetradic

  1. #514b38
  2. #3e5138
  3. #383e51
  4. #4b3851

Square

  1. #514b38
  2. #38513e
  3. #383e51
  4. #51384a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b08
  2. #242119
  3. #514b38
  4. #7e7557
  5. #a59b7d

Shades

#514b38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b38
  2. #494432
  3. #413c2d
  4. #393527
  5. #312d22
  6. #29261c
  7. #201e16
  8. #181711
  9. #100f0b
  10. #080806
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b38
  2. #625d4c
  3. #746f60
  4. #858174
  5. #979388
  6. #a8a59c
  7. #b9b7af
  8. #cbc9c3
  9. #dcdbd7
  10. #eeedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b38
  2. #56503f
  3. #5a5646
  4. #5f5b4e
  5. #646055
  6. #69665c
  7. #6d6b63
  8. #72706a
  9. #777572
  10. #7b7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4b44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4a37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #514c39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #554846 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504a37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #514c38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #534941 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b38 {
  color: #514b38;
}
Background
.bg-514b38 {
  background-color: #514b38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b38 {
  border: 2px solid #514b38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 18% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b38, #4a5138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 56 / 0.35);
}

#444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.69 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.07 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.49 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.04 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.24 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.44 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 12.19 #aeb4c7 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Rifle Green
#514b38  rgb(81, 75, 56)  hsl(46, 18%, 27%)  Rifle Green
#383e51  rgb(56, 62, 81)  hsl(226, 18%, 27%)  Charcoal
#38514b  rgb(56, 81, 75)  hsl(166, 18%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b3851  rgb(75, 56, 81)  hsl(286, 18%, 27%)  Eggplant