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#4e2601 color: Brown Study

#4e2601 is rgb(78, 38, 1) in RGB and oklch(31.696% 0.0758 56.814) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

31.7%
0.076
57°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2601

#4e2601 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.7% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.11:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Study (#4a290d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e2601 mixed with white

  1. 4e2601
  2. 5f3a1c
  3. 704d34
  4. 81624b
  5. 937763
  6. a48c7c
  7. b6a295
  8. c8b9ae
  9. dad0c9
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #4e2601 mixed with black

  1. 4e2601
  2. 432001
  3. 381901
  4. 2d1300
  5. 230d00
  6. 190800
  7. 0f0400
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2601 with less saturation

  1. 4e2601
  2. 4c2808
  3. 492910
  4. 462b15
  5. 442c1a
  6. 412d1f
  7. 3e2e23
  8. 3b2f27
  9. 38302b
  10. 35312e

Questions about #4e2601

What color is #4e2601?

#4e2601 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 1), in HSL hsl(28.83, 97.47%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.696% 0.0758 56.814).

What colors go well with #4e2601?

The complementary color of #4e2601 is #003753. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52201c and #432e00. The triadic partners are #003e31 and #362854.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2601?

White text reads better on #4e2601: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2601 a warm or cool color?

#4e2601 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 31.7% and its chroma 0.076.