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#4e1912 color: French Puce

#4e1912 is rgb(78, 25, 18) in RGB and oklch(29.615% 0.08172 30.17) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

29.6%
0.082
30°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.47:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1912

#4e1912 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 29.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.27:1 contrast and black text 1.47:1, so white text reads better.

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

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #4e1912 mixed with white

  1. 4e1912
  2. 602e27
  3. 71443c
  4. 835952
  5. 956f68
  6. a68680
  7. b89d98
  8. c9b5b1
  9. dbcdca
  10. ede6e4

Darker: #4e1912 mixed with black

  1. 4e1912
  2. 43140e
  3. 38100a
  4. 2d0b07
  5. 230704
  6. 190402
  7. 0f0201
  8. 070101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1912 with less saturation

  1. 4e1912
  2. 4b1c15
  3. 481f18
  4. 45211b
  5. 42231e
  6. 3f2521
  7. 3c2723
  8. 382826
  9. 352a28
  10. 312b2a

Questions about #4e1912

What color is #4e1912?

#4e1912 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is French Puce. In RGB it is rgb(78, 25, 18), in HSL hsl(7, 62.5%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.615% 0.08172 30.17).

What colors go well with #4e1912?

The complementary color of #4e1912 is #003640. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c172b and #492000. The triadic partners are #003815 and #1d2955.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1912?

White text reads better on #4e1912: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and black gives 1.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1912 a warm or cool color?

#4e1912 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 29.6% and its chroma 0.082.