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#4e4205 color: Roman Bronze

#4e4205 is rgb(78, 66, 5) in RGB and oklch(38.039% 0.07538 96.793) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38%
0.075
97°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #4e4205

#4e4205 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.97:1 contrast and black text 2.11:1, 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: #4e4205 mixed with white

  1. 4e4205
  2. 5e5324
  3. 6e653b
  4. 7f7753
  5. 90896a
  6. a29c82
  7. b4af9a
  8. c6c3b2
  9. d9d6cb
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4e4205 mixed with black

  1. 4e4205
  2. 433804
  3. 382f03
  4. 2d2502
  5. 231c01
  6. 191401
  7. 0f0b00
  8. 070500
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e4205 with less saturation

  1. 4e4205
  2. 4d4211
  3. 4c4219
  4. 4a4320
  5. 494326
  6. 48432b
  7. 474330
  8. 464335
  9. 45433a
  10. 43423e

Questions about #4e4205

What color is #4e4205?

#4e4205 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(78, 66, 5), in HSL hsl(50.14, 87.95%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.039% 0.07538 96.793).

What colors go well with #4e4205?

The complementary color of #4e4205 is #383e6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d390d and #384a19. The triadic partners are #004c5c and #5b3251.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4205?

White text reads better on #4e4205: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and black gives 2.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4205 a warm or cool color?

#4e4205 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 38% and its chroma 0.075.