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#4e3612 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#4e3612 is rgb(78, 54, 18) in RGB and oklch(35.283% 0.06096 74.238) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

35.3%
0.061
74°
  • 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 #4e3612

#4e3612 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 74°.

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: #4e3612 mixed with white

  1. 4e3612
  2. 5e4829
  3. 6f5a3f
  4. 806d55
  5. 91816c
  6. a39583
  7. b5a99b
  8. c7beb3
  9. d9d3cc
  10. ece9e5

Darker: #4e3612 mixed with black

  1. 4e3612
  2. 432e0e
  3. 38250a
  4. 2d1e07
  5. 231604
  6. 190f02
  7. 0f0801
  8. 070301
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e3612 with less saturation

  1. 4e3612
  2. 4c3718
  3. 4a371d
  4. 493821
  5. 473925
  6. 453929
  7. 433a2d
  8. 413a31
  9. 3f3a34
  10. 3d3b38

Questions about #4e3612

What color is #4e3612?

#4e3612 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(78, 54, 18), in HSL hsl(36, 62.5%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.283% 0.06096 74.238).

What colors go well with #4e3612?

The complementary color of #4e3612 is #243c5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #553020 and #403d12. The triadic partners are #004545 and #473151.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3612?

White text reads better on #4e3612: 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 #4e3612 a warm or cool color?

#4e3612 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.061.