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#4e3a02 color: Xanthophobia

#4e3a02 is rgb(78, 58, 2) in RGB and oklch(36.083% 0.07249 86.329) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

36.1%
0.072
86°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #4e3a02

#4e3a02 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 36.1% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 86°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.88:1 contrast and black text 1.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Xanthophobia (#4a3e00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e3a02 mixed with white

  1. 4e3a02
  2. 5e4c20
  3. 6f5e39
  4. 7f7150
  5. 918467
  6. a2977f
  7. b4ab98
  8. c6c0b1
  9. d9d4ca
  10. eceae4

Darker: #4e3a02 mixed with black

  1. 4e3a02
  2. 433101
  3. 382801
  4. 2d2001
  5. 231800
  6. 191000
  7. 0f0900
  8. 070400
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e3a02 with less saturation

  1. 4e3a02
  2. 4c3b0d
  3. 4b3b15
  4. 493b1c
  5. 473c22
  6. 463c27
  7. 443c2c
  8. 423d30
  9. 413d35
  10. 3f3d39

Questions about #4e3a02

What color is #4e3a02?

#4e3a02 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Xanthophobia. In RGB it is rgb(78, 58, 2), in HSL hsl(44.21, 95%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.083% 0.07249 86.329).

What colors go well with #4e3a02?

The complementary color of #4e3a02 is #2c3b63. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a3212 and #3b420e. The triadic partners are #004750 and #512f51.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3a02?

White text reads better on #4e3a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and black gives 1.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3a02 a warm or cool color?

#4e3a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 86 degrees, its lightness 36.1% and its chroma 0.072.