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#4e2903 color: Brown Study

#4e2903 is rgb(78, 41, 3) in RGB and oklch(32.316% 0.07294 59.899) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

32.3%
0.073
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2903

#4e2903 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.3% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.79:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, 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: #4e2903 mixed with white

  1. 4e2903
  2. 5f3c1e
  3. 705036
  4. 81644d
  5. 927964
  6. a48e7d
  7. b6a496
  8. c8baaf
  9. dad0c9
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2903 mixed with black

  1. 4e2903
  2. 432202
  3. 381c02
  4. 2d1501
  5. 230f01
  6. 190900
  7. 0f0500
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2903 with less saturation

  1. 4e2903
  2. 4c2a0b
  3. 492c12
  4. 472d17
  5. 442e1c
  6. 422f20
  7. 3f3025
  8. 3c3128
  9. 39322c
  10. 373330

Questions about #4e2903

What color is #4e2903?

#4e2903 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 41, 3), in HSL hsl(30.4, 92.59%, 15.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.316% 0.07294 59.899).

What colors go well with #4e2903?

The complementary color of #4e2903 is #013855. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53231c and #423100. The triadic partners are #003f35 and #3a2a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2903?

White text reads better on #4e2903: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2903 a warm or cool color?

#4e2903 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 32.3% and its chroma 0.073.