#443A39 is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium, restrained and easy to live with. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #443A39 works with other colors. Named schemes with #443A39 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Taupe is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Taupe.
Taupe plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Taupe sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Taupe carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Taupe is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Taupe carrying the quiet middle.
How #443A39 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #443A39 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #443A39;
--color-base-rgb: 68 58 57;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(35.9% 0.014 24.6);
--color-50: #F8F7F7;
--color-100: #EDE9E9;
--color-200: #DAD3D3;
--color-300: #BDB3B2;
--color-400: #A09392;
--color-500: #827472;
--color-600: #675C5B;
--color-700: #4B4444;
--color-800: #332F2E;
--color-900: #201E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
taupe: {
50: '#F8F7F7',
100: '#EDE9E9',
200: '#DAD3D3',
300: '#BDB3B2',
400: '#A09392',
500: '#827472',
600: '#675C5B',
700: '#4B4444',
800: '#332F2E',
900: '#201E1D',
},
}
$base: #443A39; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F7; $base-100: #EDE9E9; $base-200: #DAD3D3; $base-300: #BDB3B2; $base-400: #A09392; $base-500: #827472; $base-600: #675C5B; $base-700: #4B4444; $base-800: #332F2E; $base-900: #201E1D; $base-hover: #382F2E; $base-subtle: #CAC2C2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#443A39",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDE9E9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DAD3D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BDB3B2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A09392",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#827472",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#675C5B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4B4444",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#332F2E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}