Information about #514947 color

#514947 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514947 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 73, 71) — 31.8% red, 28.6% green, 27.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#514947 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Emperor (#50494A). Slightly further away sit Dull Blue (#4F4944) and Gray Wolf (#504A4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 73, 71) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #514947 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#514947 color variations

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

#514947 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 #514947

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

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

#514947 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514947
  • RGB81, 73, 71
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 73, 71)
  • HSL12°, 7%, 30%
  • HSL Precise12°, 6.579%, 29.804%
  • HSV12°, 12%, 32%
  • HSB12°, 12%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.286, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.286, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.286, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514947
  • DECIMAL ID5327175
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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