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#4b1908 color: French Puce

#4b1908 is rgb(75, 25, 8) in RGB and oklch(28.917% 0.08067 38.368) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

28.9%
0.081
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4b1908

#4b1908 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.57:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, 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: #4b1908 mixed with white

  1. 4b1908
  2. 5d2e1f
  3. 6f4336
  4. 80594c
  5. 926f64
  6. a4867c
  7. b69d95
  8. c8b5ae
  9. dacdc9
  10. ede6e4

Darker: #4b1908 mixed with black

  1. 4b1908
  2. 401406
  3. 351004
  4. 2b0b03
  5. 210702
  6. 170401
  7. 0e0201
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4b1908 with less saturation

  1. 4b1908
  2. 481c0d
  3. 451e11
  4. 432015
  5. 402219
  6. 3c241c
  7. 39261f
  8. 362722
  9. 332925
  10. 2f2a28

Questions about #4b1908

What color is #4b1908?

#4b1908 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is French Puce. In RGB it is rgb(75, 25, 8), in HSL hsl(15.22, 80.72%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.917% 0.08067 38.368).

What colors go well with #4b1908?

The complementary color of #4b1908 is #003343. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b1623 and #442100. The triadic partners are #00361b and #232552.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b1908?

White text reads better on #4b1908: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b1908 a warm or cool color?

#4b1908 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.081.