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#4e1406 color: Earth Brown

#4e1406 is rgb(78, 20, 6) in RGB and oklch(28.744% 0.09017 34.815) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

28.7%
0.090
35°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1406

#4e1406 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 28.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.72:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Brown (#4f1507). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #4e1406 mixed with white

  1. 4e1406
  2. 602b1e
  3. 724034
  4. 84564b
  5. 956d63
  6. a7847b
  7. b89c94
  8. cab4ae
  9. dcccc8
  10. ede5e3

Darker: #4e1406 mixed with black

  1. 4e1406
  2. 431004
  3. 380c03
  4. 2d0802
  5. 230501
  6. 190301
  7. 0f0100
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1406 with less saturation

  1. 4e1406
  2. 4b180b
  3. 481b10
  4. 451e14
  5. 412018
  6. 3e221b
  7. 3b241e
  8. 372622
  9. 332825
  10. 2f2928

Questions about #4e1406

What color is #4e1406?

#4e1406 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 20, 6), in HSL hsl(11.67, 85.71%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.744% 0.09017 34.815).

What colors go well with #4e1406?

The complementary color of #4e1406 is #003340. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d1125 and #461f00. The triadic partners are #003715 and #1f2456.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1406?

White text reads better on #4e1406: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1406 a warm or cool color?

#4e1406 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 28.7% and its chroma 0.09.