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#4f420e color: Roman Bronze

#4f420e is rgb(79, 66, 14) in RGB and oklch(38.216% 0.07002 94.393) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

38.2%
0.070
94°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #4f420e

#4f420e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 38.2% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.91:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, 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: #4f420e mixed with white

  1. 4f420e
  2. 5f5328
  3. 6f653f
  4. 807756
  5. 91896c
  6. a29c84
  7. b4af9b
  8. c7c2b4
  9. d9d6cc
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4f420e mixed with black

  1. 4f420e
  2. 44380b
  3. 382f07
  4. 2e2505
  5. 231c03
  6. 191402
  7. 100b01
  8. 070500
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4f420e with less saturation

  1. 4f420e
  2. 4e4217
  3. 4d421d
  4. 4b4323
  5. 4a4328
  6. 49432d
  7. 484332
  8. 464336
  9. 45433b
  10. 44433f

Questions about #4f420e

What color is #4f420e?

#4f420e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(79, 66, 14), in HSL hsl(48, 69.89%, 18.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.216% 0.07002 94.393).

What colors go well with #4f420e?

The complementary color of #4f420e is #383f68. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c3a16 and #3b491c. The triadic partners are #004c5a and #593452.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f420e?

White text reads better on #4f420e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f420e a warm or cool color?

#4f420e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 38.2% and its chroma 0.07.