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#4A2D2F Dark Roast

#4A2D2F is a dark, muted brown named Dark Roast. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.0% red, 17.6% green and 18.4% blue (rgb(74, 45, 47)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 24% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black. #4A2D2F is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.30:1.

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#4A2D2F color conversion

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Variations of #4A2D2F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4A2D2F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4A2D2F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4A2D2F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #39372E
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #32312F
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A312F
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #39372E
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3F342F
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F2A2E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C2C2E
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #353535
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3B3333

#4A2D2F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.30:1 Super#4A2D2F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#4A2D2F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4A2D2F in CSS

/* Dark Roast */
.color { color: #4A2D2F; }
.background { background-color: #4A2D2F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4A2D2F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(74 45 47);
color: hsl(356 24% 23%);
color: oklch(0.334 0.043 15.1);

#4A2D2F FAQ

What color is #4A2D2F?

#4A2D2F is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Dark Roast. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4A2D2F?

#4A2D2F is rgb(74, 45, 47) in RGB, hsl(356, 24%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 71%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4A2D2F?

The complementary color of #4A2D2F is #2D4A48, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4A2D2F?

White text has the best contrast on #4A2D2F: 12.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4A2D2F a warm or cool color?

#4A2D2F is a warm color.