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#4c2c09 color: Stirland Mud

#4c2c09 is rgb(76, 44, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.689% 0.06637 63.206) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

32.7%
0.066
63°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4c2c09

#4c2c09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.56:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirland Mud (#492b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4c2c09 mixed with white

  1. 4c2c09
  2. 5d3f22
  3. 6e5239
  4. 7f6650
  5. 917a67
  6. a28f7f
  7. b4a597
  8. c7bbb0
  9. d9d1ca
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4c2c09 mixed with black

  1. 4c2c09
  2. 412507
  3. 361e05
  4. 2c1703
  5. 221102
  6. 180a01
  7. 0f0501
  8. 060200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4c2c09 with less saturation

  1. 4c2c09
  2. 4a2d10
  3. 482e15
  4. 452f1a
  5. 43301f
  6. 413123
  7. 3f3226
  8. 3c332a
  9. 3a332e
  10. 373431

Questions about #4c2c09

What color is #4c2c09?

#4c2c09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(76, 44, 9), in HSL hsl(31.34, 78.82%, 16.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.689% 0.06637 63.206).

What colors go well with #4c2c09?

The complementary color of #4c2c09 is #0f3854. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #51261d and #403301. The triadic partners are #003f38 and #3c2b50.

Is white or black text more readable on #4c2c09?

White text reads better on #4c2c09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4c2c09 a warm or cool color?

#4c2c09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.066.