Emperor Color
Emperor is a gray color with hex code #514649. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with emperor, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Emperor Color Values
What Does Emperor Mean?
Emperor belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Being on the dark side, Emperor adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Emperor is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: brownish gray, #5B504F).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Emperor
Emperor and #47524F are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #52474F and #524A47, which sit beside emperor on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair emperor with triadic partners #4A5247 and #474A52. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Tundora —
#4A4244(Delta E 3) - Gravel —
#4A444B(Delta E 4) - Don Juan —
#5D4C51(Delta E 4) - Matterhorn —
#4E3B41(Delta E 6) - Mortar —
#504351(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #514649; }
.background { background-color: #514649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514649; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #51464940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for emperor?
Emperor has the hex code #514649. In RGB notation it is rgb(81, 70, 73), in HSL it is hsl(344, 7%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.406, 0.016, 359.5.
What does the color emperor mean?
Gray-family colors like emperor carry distinct psychological associations. Emperor belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Being on the dark side, Emperor adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with emperor?
Emperor has three easy routes: its complement #47524F for punch, its neighbors #52474F and #524A47 for something calmer, or triadic partners #4A5247 and #474A52 when you want energy.
Is emperor a standard web color?
No — Emperor is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #514649 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make emperor lighter or darker?
To lighten emperor, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E3DEDF (lightest tint) to #0E0C0C (darkest shade).
About Emperor
Emperor is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #514649 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.