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#4b401c color: Avocado Stone

#4b401c is rgb(75, 64, 28) in RGB and oklch(37.422% 0.05494 92.609) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

37.4%
0.055
93°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #4b401c

#4b401c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 37.4% lightness, 0.055 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.25:1 contrast and black text 2.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4e3e1f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4b401c mixed with white

  1. 4b401c
  2. 5b5131
  3. 6c6346
  4. 7d755b
  5. 8e8771
  6. a09a88
  7. b2ae9f
  8. c5c2b6
  9. d8d6ce
  10. ebeae6

Darker: #4b401c mixed with black

  1. 4b401c
  2. 403617
  3. 352d12
  4. 2b240d
  5. 211b08
  6. 171305
  7. 0e0b02
  8. 060501
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4b401c with less saturation

  1. 4b401c
  2. 4a4021
  3. 494025
  4. 484029
  5. 47412d
  6. 464130
  7. 454134
  8. 444137
  9. 43413a
  10. 42413e

Questions about #4b401c

What color is #4b401c?

#4b401c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Avocado Stone. In RGB it is rgb(75, 64, 28), in HSL hsl(45.96, 45.63%, 20.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.422% 0.05494 92.609).

What colors go well with #4b401c?

The complementary color of #4b401c is #373f5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #563a21 and #3b4624. The triadic partners are #164852 and #52364e.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b401c?

White text reads better on #4b401c: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and black gives 2.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b401c a warm or cool color?

#4b401c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 37.4% and its chroma 0.055.