Dark Taupe Color

#483c3c

Dark Taupe is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #b7c3c3
Complementary Color #3c4747
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Taupe Color Sample
Dark Taupe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #483c3c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Taupe Color. The Shoe Wax color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rose Ebony (#674846) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate Eclair as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3c4747 is the best complementary color to Dark Taupe. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #483c3c complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #473c41 and #47413c. Thus found on the left and right of #483c3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Merlin colors as they work well with Dark Taupe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Taupe palette consists of #3c4147 and #3c4741 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c4747). Try Mako and Cape Cod colors in combination with #483c3c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #483c3c offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Taupe. Thus Tuna and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #483c3c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Taupe tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3c4747) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c473c and #473c47.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #483c3c is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Taupe has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #483c3c is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #483c3c
RGB Decimal rgb(72,60,60)
RGB Percentage 38%, 31%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 4.71, 71.76
HSL hsl(0,9.09%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,16.67%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.5507,5.2284,1.9415)
XYZ xyz(5.104,4.9357,4.9586)
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