Information about #514843 color

#514843 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514843 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 72, 67) — 31.8% red, 28.2% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#514843 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dull Blue (#4F4944). Nearby in the Register you will also find Felix (#534541) and Woody Brown (#554545).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 72, 67) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #514843 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#514843 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#514843 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #514843

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514843
  • RGB81, 72, 67
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 72, 67)
  • HSL21°, 9%, 29%
  • HSL Precise21.429°, 9.459%, 29.02%
  • HSV21°, 17%, 32%
  • HSB21°, 17%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.282, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.282, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.282, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514843
  • DECIMAL ID5326915
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01