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#4e3f09 color: Roman Bronze

#4e3f09 is rgb(78, 63, 9) in RGB and oklch(37.331% 0.07085 92.142) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

37.3%
0.071
92°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #4e3f09

#4e3f09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 37.3% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast and black text 2.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Roman Bronze (#514100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e3f09 mixed with white

  1. 4e3f09
  2. 5e5025
  3. 6e623c
  4. 7f7453
  5. 90876a
  6. a29a82
  7. b4ae9a
  8. c6c1b2
  9. d9d6cb
  10. eceae5

Darker: #4e3f09 mixed with black

  1. 4e3f09
  2. 433507
  3. 382c05
  4. 2d2303
  5. 231b02
  6. 191201
  7. 0f0a01
  8. 070400
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e3f09 with less saturation

  1. 4e3f09
  2. 4d3f13
  3. 4b401a
  4. 4a4020
  5. 494026
  6. 47402b
  7. 46402f
  8. 454034
  9. 434038
  10. 42413c

Questions about #4e3f09

What color is #4e3f09?

#4e3f09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(78, 63, 9), in HSL hsl(46.96, 79.31%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.331% 0.07085 92.142).

What colors go well with #4e3f09?

The complementary color of #4e3f09 is #343e66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b3713 and #3a4618. The triadic partners are #004a56 and #563251.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3f09?

White text reads better on #4e3f09: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and black gives 2.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3f09 a warm or cool color?

#4e3f09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 37.3% and its chroma 0.071.