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#514937 color: Wet Suit

#514937 is rgb(81, 73, 55) in RGB and oklch(40.805% 0.03043 86.824) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

40.8%
0.030
87°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #514937

#514937 is a muted dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.03 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.91:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wet Suit (#50493c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #514937 mixed with white

  1. 514937
  2. 615949
  3. 716a5b
  4. 817b6e
  5. 928d81
  6. a49f95
  7. b5b2aa
  8. c7c5be
  9. dad8d3
  10. ecebe9

Darker: #514937 mixed with black

  1. 514937
  2. 453e2e
  3. 3a3426
  4. 2f2a1e
  5. 242016
  6. 1a170f
  7. 100e08
  8. 070603
  9. 020201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #514937 with less saturation

  1. 514937
  2. 504939
  3. 50493b
  4. 4f493d
  5. 4e493f
  6. 4d4941
  7. 4d4a43
  8. 4c4a44
  9. 4b4a46
  10. 4a4a48

Questions about #514937

What color is #514937?

#514937 is muted dark brown. The closest named color is Wet Suit. In RGB it is rgb(81, 73, 55), in HSL hsl(41.54, 19.12%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.805% 0.03043 86.824).

What colors go well with #514937?

The complementary color of #514937 is #424a5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #57463a and #484c39. The triadic partners are #364f52 and #534453.

Is white or black text more readable on #514937?

White text reads better on #514937: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514937 a warm or cool color?

#514937 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.03.