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#4e260e color: Brown Study

#4e260e is rgb(78, 38, 14) in RGB and oklch(31.824% 0.06959 48.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

31.8%
0.070
49°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.61:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e260e

#4e260e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.06:1 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: #4e260e mixed with white

  1. 4e260e
  2. 5f3925
  3. 704d3b
  4. 816251
  5. 937768
  6. a48c80
  7. b6a298
  8. c8b9b1
  9. dad0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #4e260e mixed with black

  1. 4e260e
  2. 43200b
  3. 381907
  4. 2d1305
  5. 230d03
  6. 190802
  7. 0f0401
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e260e with less saturation

  1. 4e260e
  2. 4c2813
  3. 492917
  4. 462b1b
  5. 442c1f
  6. 412d23
  7. 3e2e26
  8. 3c2f29
  9. 39302c
  10. 35312f

Questions about #4e260e

What color is #4e260e?

#4e260e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 14), in HSL hsl(22.5, 69.57%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.824% 0.06959 48.952).

What colors go well with #4e260e?

The complementary color of #4e260e is #00384e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #502224 and #452d00. The triadic partners are #003d2c and #322b53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e260e?

White text reads better on #4e260e: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and black gives 1.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e260e a warm or cool color?

#4e260e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.07.