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#4e2b02 color: Stirland Mud

#4e2b02 is rgb(78, 43, 2) in RGB and oklch(32.72% 0.07255 63.374) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

32.7%
0.073
63°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2b02

#4e2b02 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.57:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirland Mud (#492b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e2b02 mixed with white

  1. 4e2b02
  2. 5f3e1e
  3. 705135
  4. 81654d
  5. 927a64
  6. a48f7d
  7. b6a496
  8. c8baaf
  9. dad1c9
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2b02 mixed with black

  1. 4e2b02
  2. 432401
  3. 381d01
  4. 2d1601
  5. 231000
  6. 190a00
  7. 0f0500
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2b02 with less saturation

  1. 4e2b02
  2. 4c2c0a
  3. 492e11
  4. 472f17
  5. 45301c
  6. 423121
  7. 3f3225
  8. 3d3229
  9. 3a332d
  10. 373431

Questions about #4e2b02

What color is #4e2b02?

#4e2b02 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(78, 43, 2), in HSL hsl(32.37, 95%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.72% 0.07255 63.374).

What colors go well with #4e2b02?

The complementary color of #4e2b02 is #093857. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #54251b and #413300. The triadic partners are #004038 and #3c2a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2b02?

White text reads better on #4e2b02: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2b02 a warm or cool color?

#4e2b02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.073.