Medium Taupe is a medium dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has medium lightness and low saturation. Medium Taupe is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Medium Taupe is #674C47.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Medium Taupe has 40%% Red, 30% Green, and 28% Blue.
Medium Taupe has 9° Hue, 31% Saturation, and 40% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Medium Taupe has 9° Hue, 18% Saturation, and 34% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Medium Taupe has 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 31% yellow, and 60% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#674C47 |
|
RGB |
(103, 76, 71) |
(40%, 30%, 28%) |
HSV |
(9°, 31, 40) |
(2%, 31%, 40%) |
HSL |
(9°, 18, 34) |
(2%, 18%, 34%) |
CMYK |
(0, 26, 31, 60) |
(0%, 26%, 31%, 60%) |
The natural luminance of Medium Taupe is 8%, which is low.
Medium Taupe has a higher contrast with white than black.
Medium Taupe and black have a 2.7:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Medium Taupe and white have a 7.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
8% |
insufficient (2.7) |
AAA (7.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Medium Taupe paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 11% Red, 60% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
11%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
60%
White
28%
To mix Medium Taupe paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Magenta, 7% Yellow, 60% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
6%
Yellow
7%
Black
60%
White
28%
Colors similar to Medium Taupe are: Rose Ebony, Dorado, Wenge, Rock, and Puce. Rose Ebony is more red than Medium Taupe. Dorado is more red and paler and lighter than Medium Taupe. Wenge is paler than Medium Taupe. Rock is more orange and brighter and darker than Medium Taupe. Puce is more red and lighter than Medium Taupe.