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#4e260b color: Brown Study

#4e260b is rgb(78, 38, 11) in RGB and oklch(31.791% 0.07098 50.97) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

31.8%
0.071
51°
  • 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 #4e260b

#4e260b is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 51°.

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: #4e260b mixed with white

  1. 4e260b
  2. 5f3923
  3. 704d39
  4. 816250
  5. 937767
  6. a48c7f
  7. b6a297
  8. c8b9b0
  9. dad0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #4e260b mixed with black

  1. 4e260b
  2. 432008
  3. 381906
  4. 2d1304
  5. 230d02
  6. 190801
  7. 0f0401
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e260b with less saturation

  1. 4e260b
  2. 4c2811
  3. 492916
  4. 462b1a
  5. 442c1e
  6. 412d22
  7. 3e2e25
  8. 3b2f29
  9. 39302c
  10. 35312f

Questions about #4e260b

What color is #4e260b?

#4e260b is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 11), in HSL hsl(24.18, 75.28%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.791% 0.07098 50.97).

What colors go well with #4e260b?

The complementary color of #4e260b is #003850. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #512122 and #442d00. The triadic partners are #003d2d and #332b53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e260b?

White text reads better on #4e260b: 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 #4e260b a warm or cool color?

#4e260b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.071.