Information about #514A43 color

#514A43 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514A43 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 74, 67) — 31.8% red, 29% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 5 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #514A43 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Blue (#4F4944). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mondo (#554D42) and Deep Space (#4C4945).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 74, 67) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #514A43: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #514A43 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#514A43 color variations

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

#514A43 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 #514A43

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

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514A43
  • RGB81, 74, 67
  • CMYK0, 3, 5, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 74, 67)
  • HSL30°, 9%, 29%
  • HSL Precise30°, 9.459%, 29.02%
  • HSV30°, 17%, 32%
  • HSB30°, 17%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.290, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.290, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.290, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514A43
  • DECIMAL ID5327427
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01