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#4a1808 color: French Puce

#4a1808 is rgb(74, 24, 8) in RGB and oklch(28.571% 0.08047 37.659) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

28.6%
0.080
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4a1808

#4a1808 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.6% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.73:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is French Puce (#4e1609). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #4a1808 mixed with white

  1. 4a1808
  2. 5c2d1f
  3. 6e4235
  4. 80584c
  5. 926e63
  6. a4857c
  7. b69c95
  8. c8b4ae
  9. dacdc9
  10. ede6e4

Darker: #4a1808 mixed with black

  1. 4a1808
  2. 3f1306
  3. 350f04
  4. 2a0a03
  5. 200702
  6. 170401
  7. 0e0201
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4a1808 with less saturation

  1. 4a1808
  2. 471b0d
  3. 441d11
  4. 421f15
  5. 3f2118
  6. 3c231c
  7. 38251f
  8. 352622
  9. 322825
  10. 2e2927

Questions about #4a1808

What color is #4a1808?

#4a1808 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is French Puce. In RGB it is rgb(74, 24, 8), in HSL hsl(14.55, 80.49%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.571% 0.08047 37.659).

What colors go well with #4a1808?

The complementary color of #4a1808 is #003241. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #491523 and #432000. The triadic partners are #00351a and #222451.

Is white or black text more readable on #4a1808?

White text reads better on #4a1808: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4a1808 a warm or cool color?

#4a1808 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 28.6% and its chroma 0.08.