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#4e420c color: Roman Bronze

#4e420c is rgb(78, 66, 12) in RGB and oklch(38.085% 0.07122 95.875) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

38.1%
0.071
96°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #4e420c

#4e420c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 38.1% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.96:1 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: #4e420c mixed with white

  1. 4e420c
  2. 5e5327
  3. 6e653e
  4. 7f7755
  5. 90896c
  6. a29c83
  7. b4af9b
  8. c6c2b3
  9. d9d6cc
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4e420c mixed with black

  1. 4e420c
  2. 433809
  3. 382f06
  4. 2d2504
  5. 231c03
  6. 191402
  7. 0f0b01
  8. 070500
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e420c with less saturation

  1. 4e420c
  2. 4d4215
  3. 4c421c
  4. 4a4322
  5. 494328
  6. 48432d
  7. 474331
  8. 464336
  9. 45433a
  10. 44433e

Questions about #4e420c

What color is #4e420c?

#4e420c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(78, 66, 12), in HSL hsl(49.09, 73.33%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.085% 0.07122 95.875).

What colors go well with #4e420c?

The complementary color of #4e420c is #383f68. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c3a13 and #39491c. The triadic partners are #004c5b and #5a3351.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e420c?

White text reads better on #4e420c: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and black gives 2.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e420c a warm or cool color?

#4e420c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 38.1% and its chroma 0.071.