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#4e1606 color: French Puce

#4e1606 is rgb(78, 22, 6) in RGB and oklch(29.018% 0.08812 36.33) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

29%
0.088
36°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1606

#4e1606 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.57:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is French Puce (#4e1609). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #4e1606 mixed with white

  1. 4e1606
  2. 602c1e
  3. 724234
  4. 83584b
  5. 956e63
  6. a7857b
  7. b89c94
  8. cab4ae
  9. dbcdc8
  10. ede6e3

Darker: #4e1606 mixed with black

  1. 4e1606
  2. 431204
  3. 380d03
  4. 2d0902
  5. 230601
  6. 190301
  7. 0f0200
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1606 with less saturation

  1. 4e1606
  2. 4b190b
  3. 481c10
  4. 451f14
  5. 422118
  6. 3e231c
  7. 3b251f
  8. 372722
  9. 342825
  10. 302a28

Questions about #4e1606

What color is #4e1606?

#4e1606 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is French Puce. In RGB it is rgb(78, 22, 6), in HSL hsl(13.33, 85.71%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.018% 0.08812 36.33).

What colors go well with #4e1606?

The complementary color of #4e1606 is #003342. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d1324 and #462000. The triadic partners are #003717 and #212556.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1606?

White text reads better on #4e1606: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1606 a warm or cool color?

#4e1606 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 29% and its chroma 0.088.