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#4e420f color: Roman Bronze

#4e420f is rgb(78, 66, 15) in RGB and oklch(38.108% 0.06917 95.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

38.1%
0.069
95°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #4e420f

#4e420f is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 38.1% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.95:1 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: #4e420f mixed with white

  1. 4e420f
  2. 5e5329
  3. 6e653f
  4. 7f7756
  5. 90896d
  6. a29c84
  7. b4af9b
  8. c6c2b4
  9. d9d6cc
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4e420f mixed with black

  1. 4e420f
  2. 43380b
  3. 382f08
  4. 2d2505
  5. 231c03
  6. 191402
  7. 0f0b01
  8. 070500
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e420f with less saturation

  1. 4e420f
  2. 4d4217
  3. 4c421e
  4. 4b4323
  5. 494329
  6. 48432d
  7. 474332
  8. 464336
  9. 45433a
  10. 44433f

Questions about #4e420f

What color is #4e420f?

#4e420f is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(78, 66, 15), in HSL hsl(48.57, 67.74%, 18.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.108% 0.06917 95.387).

What colors go well with #4e420f?

The complementary color of #4e420f is #383f67. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c3a16 and #3a491d. The triadic partners are #004b5a and #593451.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e420f?

White text reads better on #4e420f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and black gives 2.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e420f a warm or cool color?

#4e420f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 38.1% and its chroma 0.069.