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#4b401e color: Avocado Stone

#4b401e is rgb(75, 64, 30) in RGB and oklch(37.452% 0.05269 91.804) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

37.5%
0.053
92°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #4b401e

#4b401e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 37.5% lightness, 0.053 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.24:1 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: #4b401e mixed with white

  1. 4b401e
  2. 5b5133
  3. 6c6347
  4. 7d755d
  5. 8e8772
  6. a09a88
  7. b3ae9f
  8. c5c2b6
  9. d8d6ce
  10. ebeae6

Darker: #4b401e mixed with black

  1. 4b401e
  2. 403619
  3. 352d13
  4. 2b240e
  5. 211b09
  6. 171305
  7. 0e0b03
  8. 060501
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4b401e with less saturation

  1. 4b401e
  2. 4a4022
  3. 494026
  4. 48402a
  5. 47412e
  6. 464131
  7. 454134
  8. 444138
  9. 43413b
  10. 42413e

Questions about #4b401e

What color is #4b401e?

#4b401e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Avocado Stone. In RGB it is rgb(75, 64, 30), in HSL hsl(45.33, 42.86%, 20.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.452% 0.05269 91.804).

What colors go well with #4b401e?

The complementary color of #4b401e is #373f5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #553a23 and #3c4525. The triadic partners are #194851 and #51364d.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b401e?

White text reads better on #4b401e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and black gives 2.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b401e a warm or cool color?

#4b401e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 37.5% and its chroma 0.053.