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#4e2706 color: Brown Study

#4e2706 is rgb(78, 39, 6) in RGB and oklch(31.941% 0.07257 55.328) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

31.9%
0.073
55°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2706

#4e2706 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.99:1 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: #4e2706 mixed with white

  1. 4e2706
  2. 5f3a20
  3. 704e37
  4. 81624e
  5. 937765
  6. a48d7d
  7. b6a396
  8. c8b9af
  9. dad0c9
  10. ece7e4

Darker: #4e2706 mixed with black

  1. 4e2706
  2. 432004
  3. 381a03
  4. 2d1402
  5. 230e01
  6. 190801
  7. 0f0400
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2706 with less saturation

  1. 4e2706
  2. 4c290d
  3. 492a13
  4. 472b18
  5. 442d1c
  6. 412e21
  7. 3e2f24
  8. 3c3028
  9. 39312c
  10. 36322f

Questions about #4e2706

What color is #4e2706?

#4e2706 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 39, 6), in HSL hsl(27.5, 85.71%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.941% 0.07257 55.328).

What colors go well with #4e2706?

The complementary color of #4e2706 is #003852. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52221f and #432f00. The triadic partners are #003e31 and #362a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2706?

White text reads better on #4e2706: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2706 a warm or cool color?

#4e2706 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.073.