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#4e1602 color: Earth Brown

#4e1602 is rgb(78, 22, 2) in RGB and oklch(28.972% 0.08939 39.021) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

29%
0.089
39°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1602

#4e1602 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.59:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

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

More brown colors

Lighter: #4e1602 mixed with white

  1. 4e1602
  2. 602c1b
  3. 724232
  4. 835849
  5. 956e61
  6. a6857a
  7. b89c93
  8. cab4ad
  9. dbcdc8
  10. ede6e3

Darker: #4e1602 mixed with black

  1. 4e1602
  2. 431201
  3. 380d01
  4. 2d0901
  5. 230600
  6. 190300
  7. 0f0200
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1602 with less saturation

  1. 4e1602
  2. 4b1908
  3. 481c0d
  4. 451f12
  5. 422116
  6. 3e231a
  7. 3b251e
  8. 372721
  9. 332825
  10. 2f2a28

Questions about #4e1602

What color is #4e1602?

#4e1602 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 22, 2), in HSL hsl(15.79, 95%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.972% 0.08939 39.021).

What colors go well with #4e1602?

The complementary color of #4e1602 is #003344. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e1222 and #452100. The triadic partners are #00381a and #232456.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1602?

White text reads better on #4e1602: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1602 a warm or cool color?

#4e1602 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 29% and its chroma 0.089.