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#4e1709 color: French Puce

#4e1709 is rgb(78, 23, 9) in RGB and oklch(29.196% 0.08625 35.185) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

29.2%
0.086
35°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.45:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1709

#4e1709 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.2% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.48:1 contrast and black text 1.45:1, 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: #4e1709 mixed with white

  1. 4e1709
  2. 602d20
  3. 724236
  4. 83584d
  5. 956e64
  6. a6857c
  7. b89c95
  8. cab4af
  9. dbcdc9
  10. ede6e4

Darker: #4e1709 mixed with black

  1. 4e1709
  2. 431207
  3. 380e05
  4. 2d0a03
  5. 230602
  6. 190401
  7. 0f0201
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1709 with less saturation

  1. 4e1709
  2. 4b1a0e
  3. 481d12
  4. 451f16
  5. 42221a
  6. 3f241d
  7. 3b2620
  8. 382723
  9. 342926
  10. 302a29

Questions about #4e1709

What color is #4e1709?

#4e1709 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is French Puce. In RGB it is rgb(78, 23, 9), in HSL hsl(12.17, 79.31%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.196% 0.08625 35.185).

What colors go well with #4e1709?

The complementary color of #4e1709 is #003442. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d1426 and #472000. The triadic partners are #003817 and #212656.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1709?

White text reads better on #4e1709: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and black gives 1.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1709 a warm or cool color?

#4e1709 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 29.2% and its chroma 0.086.