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#4e1806 color: French Puce

#4e1806 is rgb(78, 24, 6) in RGB and oklch(29.309% 0.08606 37.988) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

29.3%
0.086
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1806

#4e1806 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.3% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.41:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, 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: #4e1806 mixed with white

  1. 4e1806
  2. 602e1e
  3. 714335
  4. 83594c
  5. 956f63
  6. a6867b
  7. b89d94
  8. cab5ae
  9. dbcdc9
  10. ede6e3

Darker: #4e1806 mixed with black

  1. 4e1806
  2. 431304
  3. 380f03
  4. 2d0a02
  5. 230701
  6. 190401
  7. 0f0200
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1806 with less saturation

  1. 4e1806
  2. 4b1b0c
  3. 481e10
  4. 452015
  5. 422219
  6. 3f241c
  7. 3b2620
  8. 382823
  9. 342926
  10. 302b29

Questions about #4e1806

What color is #4e1806?

#4e1806 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is French Puce. In RGB it is rgb(78, 24, 6), in HSL hsl(15, 85.71%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.309% 0.08606 37.988).

What colors go well with #4e1806?

The complementary color of #4e1806 is #003444. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d1524 and #462100. The triadic partners are #00381a and #232556.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1806?

White text reads better on #4e1806: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1806 a warm or cool color?

#4e1806 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 29.3% and its chroma 0.086.