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#4e2c02 color: Stirland Mud

#4e2c02 is rgb(78, 44, 2) in RGB and oklch(32.93% 0.07216 64.873) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

32.9%
0.072
65°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2c02

#4e2c02 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.9% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 65°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.46:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, 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: #4e2c02 mixed with white

  1. 4e2c02
  2. 5f3f1e
  3. 705236
  4. 81664d
  5. 927b65
  6. a4907d
  7. b5a596
  8. c8bbaf
  9. dad1c9
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2c02 mixed with black

  1. 4e2c02
  2. 432501
  3. 381e01
  4. 2d1701
  5. 231100
  6. 190a00
  7. 0f0500
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2c02 with less saturation

  1. 4e2c02
  2. 4c2d0a
  3. 492e12
  4. 472f18
  5. 45301d
  6. 423121
  7. 403226
  8. 3d332a
  9. 3b342e
  10. 383431

Questions about #4e2c02

What color is #4e2c02?

#4e2c02 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(78, 44, 2), in HSL hsl(33.16, 95%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.93% 0.07216 64.873).

What colors go well with #4e2c02?

The complementary color of #4e2c02 is #0d3857. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #54261a and #413400. The triadic partners are #00413a and #3e2b53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2c02?

White text reads better on #4e2c02: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2c02 a warm or cool color?

#4e2c02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 65 degrees, its lightness 32.9% and its chroma 0.072.