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#4e2302 color: Chrysophobia

#4e2302 is rgb(78, 35, 2) in RGB and oklch(31.13% 0.07741 52.305) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

31.1%
0.077
52°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2302

#4e2302 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.1% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.42:1 contrast and black text 1.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chrysophobia (#4a2200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e2302 mixed with white

  1. 4e2302
  2. 5f371d
  3. 704b34
  4. 82604b
  5. 937563
  6. a58b7b
  7. b7a195
  8. c8b8ae
  9. dacfc9
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #4e2302 mixed with black

  1. 4e2302
  2. 431d01
  3. 381701
  4. 2d1101
  5. 230c00
  6. 190700
  7. 0f0400
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2302 with less saturation

  1. 4e2302
  2. 4b2509
  3. 492710
  4. 462815
  5. 432a1a
  6. 402b1e
  7. 3d2c22
  8. 3a2e26
  9. 372f2a
  10. 34302d

Questions about #4e2302

What color is #4e2302?

#4e2302 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Chrysophobia. In RGB it is rgb(78, 35, 2), in HSL hsl(26.05, 95%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.13% 0.07741 52.305).

What colors go well with #4e2302?

The complementary color of #4e2302 is #003651. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #511e1e and #442b00. The triadic partners are #003d2c and #322854.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2302?

White text reads better on #4e2302: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2302 a warm or cool color?

#4e2302 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 31.1% and its chroma 0.077.