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#4b2009 color: Chrysophobia

#4b2009 is rgb(75, 32, 9) in RGB and oklch(30.129% 0.07329 45.706) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

30.1%
0.073
46°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.51:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4b2009

#4b2009 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 30.1% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.91:1 contrast and black text 1.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chrysophobia (#4a2200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4b2009 mixed with white

  1. 4b2009
  2. 5c3421
  3. 6e4837
  4. 805d4e
  5. 917365
  6. a3897d
  7. b5a096
  8. c7b7af
  9. dacec9
  10. ece6e4

Darker: #4b2009 mixed with black

  1. 4b2009
  2. 401a07
  3. 351505
  4. 2b0f03
  5. 210a02
  6. 170601
  7. 0e0301
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4b2009 with less saturation

  1. 4b2009
  2. 48220f
  3. 462413
  4. 432517
  5. 40271b
  6. 3e281e
  7. 3b2a22
  8. 382b25
  9. 352c28
  10. 312d2b

Questions about #4b2009

What color is #4b2009?

#4b2009 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Chrysophobia. In RGB it is rgb(75, 32, 9), in HSL hsl(20.91, 78.57%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.129% 0.07329 45.706).

What colors go well with #4b2009?

The complementary color of #4b2009 is #00354a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c1c21 and #432800. The triadic partners are #003925 and #2b2751.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b2009?

White text reads better on #4b2009: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and black gives 1.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b2009 a warm or cool color?

#4b2009 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 30.1% and its chroma 0.073.