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Taupe

#483C32

Conversions

HEX#483C32

RGBrgb(72, 60, 50)

HSLhsl(27, 18%, 24%)

HSVhsv(27, 31%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 72%)

Copy CSS

color: #483c32;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(72, 60, 50);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(27, 18%, 24%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 10.67 : 1

On ink blackFail · 1.79 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Taupe

Taupe is the hex color #483C32, which translates to rgb(72, 60, 50) in RGB and hsl(27, 18%, 24%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 27 degrees, with a saturation of 18 percent and a lightness of 24 percent. That is deep enough that Taupe reads almost as an ink: it carries detail poorly but anchors a layout well.

How Taupe compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F), a CIE76 distance of 19.9 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is taupe-700 (#473C39), at a distance of 4.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Black Olive at 7.0. Sorted by lightness, Taupe is number 2 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Taupe

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Taupe, led by White at 10.67:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Taupe already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Taupe. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Taupe

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Taupe for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Taupe

Format	Value
HEX	#483C32
RGB	rgb(72, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(27, 18%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(27, 31%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 72%)
OKLCH	oklch(36.57% 0.0237 61.78)
CIELAB	lab(26.27 3.42 8.13)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.