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#4e2609 color: Brown Study

#4e2609 is rgb(78, 38, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.772% 0.07186 52.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

31.8%
0.072
52°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.61:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2609

#4e2609 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.08:1 contrast and black text 1.61:1, 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: #4e2609 mixed with white

  1. 4e2609
  2. 5f3922
  3. 704d38
  4. 81624f
  5. 937766
  6. a48c7e
  7. b6a297
  8. c8b9b0
  9. dad0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #4e2609 mixed with black

  1. 4e2609
  2. 432007
  3. 381905
  4. 2d1303
  5. 230d02
  6. 190801
  7. 0f0401
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2609 with less saturation

  1. 4e2609
  2. 4c280f
  3. 492915
  4. 462b19
  5. 442c1d
  6. 412d21
  7. 3e2e25
  8. 3b2f28
  9. 38302c
  10. 35312f

Questions about #4e2609

What color is #4e2609?

#4e2609 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 9), in HSL hsl(25.22, 79.31%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.772% 0.07186 52.156).

What colors go well with #4e2609?

The complementary color of #4e2609 is #003850. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #512121 and #442e00. The triadic partners are #003e2e and #342a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2609?

White text reads better on #4e2609: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and black gives 1.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2609 a warm or cool color?

#4e2609 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.072.