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#4e3611 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#4e3611 is rgb(78, 54, 17) in RGB and oklch(35.272% 0.06172 74.77) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

35.3%
0.062
75°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e3611

#4e3611 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.29:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e3611 mixed with white

  1. 4e3611
  2. 5e4828
  3. 6f5a3e
  4. 806d55
  5. 91816b
  6. a39583
  7. b5a99a
  8. c7beb3
  9. d9d3cc
  10. ece9e5

Darker: #4e3611 mixed with black

  1. 4e3611
  2. 432e0d
  3. 382509
  4. 2d1e06
  5. 231604
  6. 190f02
  7. 0f0801
  8. 070300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e3611 with less saturation

  1. 4e3611
  2. 4c3717
  3. 4a371c
  4. 493821
  5. 473925
  6. 453929
  7. 433a2d
  8. 413a31
  9. 3f3a34
  10. 3d3b38

Questions about #4e3611

What color is #4e3611?

#4e3611 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(78, 54, 17), in HSL hsl(36.39, 64.21%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.272% 0.06172 74.77).

What colors go well with #4e3611?

The complementary color of #4e3611 is #243c5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #56301f and #403d11. The triadic partners are #004545 and #473151.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3611?

White text reads better on #4e3611: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3611 a warm or cool color?

#4e3611 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.062.