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#4e2709 color: Brown Study

#4e2709 is rgb(78, 39, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.969% 0.07114 53.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

32%
0.071
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2709

#4e2709 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.98:1 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: #4e2709 mixed with white

  1. 4e2709
  2. 5f3a22
  3. 704e38
  4. 81624f
  5. 937766
  6. a48d7e
  7. b6a397
  8. c8b9b0
  9. dad0ca
  10. ece7e4

Darker: #4e2709 mixed with black

  1. 4e2709
  2. 432007
  3. 381a05
  4. 2d1403
  5. 230e02
  6. 190801
  7. 0f0401
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2709 with less saturation

  1. 4e2709
  2. 4c290f
  3. 492a15
  4. 472b19
  5. 442d1e
  6. 412e21
  7. 3f2f25
  8. 3c3029
  9. 39312c
  10. 36322f

Questions about #4e2709

What color is #4e2709?

#4e2709 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 39, 9), in HSL hsl(26.09, 79.31%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.969% 0.07114 53.607).

What colors go well with #4e2709?

The complementary color of #4e2709 is #003851. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #512221 and #442f00. The triadic partners are #003e30 and #352b53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2709?

White text reads better on #4e2709: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2709 a warm or cool color?

#4e2709 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 32% and its chroma 0.071.