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#4e2704 color: Brown Study

#4e2704 is rgb(78, 39, 4) in RGB and oklch(31.922% 0.07357 56.47) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

31.9%
0.074
56°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2704

#4e2704 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, 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: #4e2704 mixed with white

  1. 4e2704
  2. 5f3a1f
  3. 704e36
  4. 81634d
  5. 937764
  6. a48d7d
  7. b6a396
  8. c8b9af
  9. dad0c9
  10. ece7e4

Darker: #4e2704 mixed with black

  1. 4e2704
  2. 432003
  3. 381a02
  4. 2d1401
  5. 230e01
  6. 190800
  7. 0f0400
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2704 with less saturation

  1. 4e2704
  2. 4c290b
  3. 492a12
  4. 462b17
  5. 442d1c
  6. 412e20
  7. 3e2f24
  8. 3c3028
  9. 39312b
  10. 36322f

Questions about #4e2704

What color is #4e2704?

#4e2704 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 39, 4), in HSL hsl(28.38, 90.24%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.922% 0.07357 56.47).

What colors go well with #4e2704?

The complementary color of #4e2704 is #003753. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52211e and #432f00. The triadic partners are #003e31 and #372953.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2704?

White text reads better on #4e2704: white gives a contrast ratio of 13:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2704 a warm or cool color?

#4e2704 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.074.