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#4E241E Torrefacto Roast

#4E241E is a dark, muted brown named Torrefacto Roast. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 14.1% green and 11.8% blue (rgb(78, 36, 30)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 44% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 62% yellow and 69% black. #4E241E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.17:1.

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Variations of #4E241E

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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#4E241E 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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#4E241E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E241E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #38341D
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2E2B1D
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #392A1D
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #38341D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3F2F1D
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #561D23
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #512120
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #303030
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #392D2C

#4E241E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.17:1 Super#4E241E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#4E241E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E241E in CSS

/* Torrefacto Roast */
.color { color: #4E241E; }
.background { background-color: #4E241E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E241E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 36 30);
color: hsl(7 44% 21%);
color: oklch(0.317 0.065 29.6);

#4E241E FAQ

What color is #4E241E?

#4E241E is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E241E?

#4E241E is rgb(78, 36, 30) in RGB, hsl(7, 44%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 54%, 62%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E241E?

The complementary color of #4E241E is #1E484E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E241E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E241E: 13.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E241E a warm or cool color?

#4E241E is a warm color.