Information about #514F48 color

#514F48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514F48 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 79, 72) — 31.8% red, 31% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #514F48 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Dune (#514F4A). Slightly further away sit Merlin (#4F4E48) and Winchester (#514E4A).

The recipe behind #514F48 is rgb(81, 79, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #514F48: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #514F48 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#514F48 color variations

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

#514F48 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#514F48 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#514F48 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#64625D

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#6D6C68

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Grey

#808080

#514F48 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#514B47

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#514F48 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
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#484A51
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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
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#4B4851
#4B4851

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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
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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
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#48514F
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#4F4851
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#4A5148
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#484A51
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#4F4851
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#48514B
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#484A51
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#51484E
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Nearest named colors to #514F48

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

Dune color link
Dune

#514F4A

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

#514F48 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514F48
  • RGB81, 79, 72
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 79, 72)
  • HSL47°, 6%, 30%
  • HSL Precise46.667°, 5.882%, 30%
  • HSV47°, 11%, 32%
  • HSB47°, 11%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.310, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.310, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.310, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514F48
  • DECIMAL ID5328712
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers41 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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