#514844

Accessibility

AAA

8.9:1

Vs white / black

8.9:1 · 2.36:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#514844

RGB

rgb(81, 72, 68)

RGBA

rgba(81, 72, 68, 1)

HSL

hsl(18, 9%, 29%)

HSLA

hsla(18, 9%, 29%, 1)

HSV

hsv(18, 16%, 32%)

LAB

lab(31.35% 3 3.78)

LCH

lch(31.35% 4.83 51.56)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4093 0.0097 0.0099)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4093 0.0139 45.58)

XYZ

xyz(6.75, 6.80, 6.42)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 68%)

CSS

color: #514844;

CSS variable

--color-514844: #514844;

SCSS

$color-514844: #514844;

JavaScript

const color = "#514844";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#514844";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#514844" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#514844", "rgb": { "r": 81, "g": 72, "b": 68 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4093 0.0139 45.58)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#514844-1: #514844;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.21 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 12.31 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 5.81 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 14.61 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff1ea 100f4e4dd 200e0d1ca 300c9bab3 400ad9e97 50091837c 6007b6d67 700635650 8004d413b 900382c27 950231813

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1f0ef e2e1e0 d4d1d0 c5c2c1 b7b3b1 a8a4a2 9a9492 8b8582 7d7673 6e6763 605754 514844 4a423e 443c39 3d3633 36302d 2f2a28 292422 221e1c 1b1817 141211 0d0c0b 070606

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1f0ef e2e1e0 d4d1d0 c5c2c1 b7b3b1 a8a4a2 9a9492 8b8582 7d7673 6e6763 605754

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

4a423e 443c39 3d3633 36302d 2f2a28 292422 221e1c 1b1817 141211 0d0c0b 070606

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

554d49 59514e 5d5653 615b58 655f5d 696462 6c6967 706d6c 747271 787776 7c7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#514844Stop 1 #434D51Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#514346Stop 1 #514844Stop 2 #514E43Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#514844Stop 1 #435147Stop 2 #474351Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#514844Stop 1 #43514EStop 2 #434651Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#38312EStop 1 #615651Stop 2 #8B7B74Stop 3 #AEA39EStop 4 #D1CAC7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #514844 works

#514844 (#514844) sits in the brown family at about 18° hue, 9% saturation, and 29% lightness. Contrast is 8.9:1 on white and 2.36:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #514844 is 2.36:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Brown 700#5D4037 Web Safe #333333#333333 Material Grey 700#616161 Material Brown 800#4E342E