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#4e450c color: Roman Bronze

#4e450c is rgb(78, 69, 12) in RGB and oklch(38.827% 0.07377 99.805) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

38.8%
0.074
100°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e450c

#4e450c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 38.8% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.63:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, 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: #4e450c mixed with white

  1. 4e450c
  2. 5e5627
  3. 6e673f
  4. 7f7955
  5. 908b6c
  6. a29e84
  7. b4b09b
  8. c6c4b4
  9. d9d7cc
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4e450c mixed with black

  1. 4e450c
  2. 433b09
  3. 383106
  4. 2d2704
  5. 231e03
  6. 191502
  7. 0f0c01
  8. 070500
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e450c with less saturation

  1. 4e450c
  2. 4d4516
  3. 4c451d
  4. 4b4523
  5. 4a4529
  6. 49452e
  7. 484533
  8. 474537
  9. 46453c
  10. 454540

Questions about #4e450c

What color is #4e450c?

#4e450c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(78, 69, 12), in HSL hsl(51.82, 73.33%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.827% 0.07377 99.805).

What colors go well with #4e450c?

The complementary color of #4e450c is #3d3f6b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d3d10 and #374c1f. The triadic partners are #004d60 and #5e3451.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e450c?

White text reads better on #4e450c: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e450c a warm or cool color?

#4e450c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 38.8% and its chroma 0.074.