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#4e3309 color: Kyoto House

#4e3309 is rgb(78, 51, 9) in RGB and oklch(34.517% 0.06675 73.02) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

34.5%
0.067
73°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e3309

#4e3309 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.66:1 contrast and black text 1.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kyoto House (#503000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e3309 mixed with white

  1. 4e3309
  2. 5e4523
  3. 6f583a
  4. 806b51
  5. 917f68
  6. a39380
  7. b5a898
  8. c7bdb1
  9. d9d3cb
  10. ece9e5

Darker: #4e3309 mixed with black

  1. 4e3309
  2. 432b07
  3. 382305
  4. 2d1c03
  5. 231402
  6. 190d01
  7. 0f0701
  8. 070300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e3309 with less saturation

  1. 4e3309
  2. 4c3411
  3. 4a3517
  4. 48351d
  5. 463621
  6. 443726
  7. 42372a
  8. 40382e
  9. 3e3832
  10. 3b3936

Questions about #4e3309

What color is #4e3309?

#4e3309 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(78, 51, 9), in HSL hsl(36.52, 79.31%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.517% 0.06675 73.02).

What colors go well with #4e3309?

The complementary color of #4e3309 is #1e3b5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #562d1b and #403a08. The triadic partners are #004443 and #452e52.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3309?

White text reads better on #4e3309: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and black gives 1.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3309 a warm or cool color?

#4e3309 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.067.