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#4e2c0c color: Brown Study

#4e2c0c is rgb(78, 44, 12) in RGB and oklch(33.019% 0.06675 59.739) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

33%
0.067
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2c0c

#4e2c0c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.43:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, 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: #4e2c0c mixed with white

  1. 4e2c0c
  2. 5f3f24
  3. 70523a
  4. 816651
  5. 927a68
  6. a48f80
  7. b6a598
  8. c8bbb1
  9. dad1ca
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2c0c mixed with black

  1. 4e2c0c
  2. 432509
  3. 381e06
  4. 2d1704
  5. 231103
  6. 190a02
  7. 0f0501
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2c0c with less saturation

  1. 4e2c0c
  2. 4c2d12
  3. 492e17
  4. 472f1c
  5. 453020
  6. 423124
  7. 403228
  8. 3d332b
  9. 3b342f
  10. 383532

Questions about #4e2c0c

What color is #4e2c0c?

#4e2c0c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 44, 12), in HSL hsl(29.09, 73.33%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.019% 0.06675 59.739).

What colors go well with #4e2c0c?

The complementary color of #4e2c0c is #0c3954. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532720 and #433301. The triadic partners are #004037 and #3b2d53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2c0c?

White text reads better on #4e2c0c: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2c0c a warm or cool color?

#4e2c0c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 33% and its chroma 0.067.