Medium Taupe (#674C47)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.77:1 — vs black: 2.70:1

Color values

  • HEX #674C47
  • RGB rgb(103, 76, 71)
  • HSL hsl(9, 31%, 40%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 26.21, 31.07, 59.61 )
  • Websafe #663333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #674C47 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Taupe
#674C47 Base
#476267
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Taupe
#674C47 Base
#674752
#675C47
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Taupe
#674C47 Base
#47674C
#4C4767
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Taupe
#674C47 Base
#47675C
#475267
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Taupe
#674C47 Base
#526747
#476267
#5C4767
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Taupe
#674C47 Base
#0F0B0A
#3A2B28
#4F3A36
#7F5E58
#946D66
#B49893
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Taupe, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F0B0A
#211817
#322523
#44322F
#553F3B
Medium Taupe #674C47 Base
#8C6760
#A98882
#C2ABA6
#DBCECB
#F5F1F0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #674C47. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #674C47;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #674C47;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #674C47;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #674C47,
        #477D87
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #674C47,
        #477D87
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-taupe: #674C47;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-taupe-r: 103;
$medium-taupe-g: 76;
$medium-taupe-b: 71;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-taupe;
    color: rgba($medium-taupe-r, $medium-taupe-g, $medium-taupe-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Taupe appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #674C47 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #555546 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4F4F47 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #674B4B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #525252 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Taupe ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Taupe #674C47 Base
Rose Ebony #674846 ΔE 2.45
Wenge #645452 ΔE 5.04
Umber #635147 ΔE 5.40
Dark Liver (horses) #543D37 ΔE 5.64

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.