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#4f2a09 color: Brown Study

#4f2a09 is rgb(79, 42, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.731% 0.07034 57.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

32.7%
0.070
57°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4f2a09

#4f2a09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.59:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Study (#4a290d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4f2a09 mixed with white

  1. 4f2a09
  2. 603d22
  3. 715139
  4. 826550
  5. 937967
  6. a58e7f
  7. b6a497
  8. c8bab0
  9. dad1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #4f2a09 mixed with black

  1. 4f2a09
  2. 442307
  3. 381c05
  4. 2e1603
  5. 231002
  6. 190a01
  7. 100501
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4f2a09 with less saturation

  1. 4f2a09
  2. 4d2b10
  3. 4a2d15
  4. 482e1a
  5. 452f1f
  6. 433023
  7. 403127
  8. 3d322a
  9. 3a332e
  10. 383431

Questions about #4f2a09

What color is #4f2a09?

#4f2a09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(79, 42, 9), in HSL hsl(28.29, 79.55%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.731% 0.07034 57.351).

What colors go well with #4f2a09?

The complementary color of #4f2a09 is #023954. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532520 and #443200. The triadic partners are #004034 and #392c54.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f2a09?

White text reads better on #4f2a09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f2a09 a warm or cool color?

#4f2a09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.07.