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#4E2A20 Couch

#4E2A20 is a dark, muted brown named Couch. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 16.5% green and 12.5% blue (rgb(78, 42, 32)). Its HSL value is 13° hue, 42% saturation and 22% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 59% yellow and 69% black. #4E2A20 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.53:1.

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Variations of #4E2A20

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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#4E2A20 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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#4E2A20 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2A20 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3C3720
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #332F1F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C2F1F
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3C3720
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #41321F
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #552428
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #512824
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #343434
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3B312F

#4E2A20 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.53:1 Super#4E2A20 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#4E2A20 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2A20 in CSS

/* Couch */
.color { color: #4E2A20; }
.background { background-color: #4E2A20; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2A20; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 42 32);
color: hsl(13 42% 22%);
color: oklch(0.329 0.057 36.4);

#4E2A20 FAQ

What color is #4E2A20?

#4E2A20 is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Couch. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E2A20?

#4E2A20 is rgb(78, 42, 32) in RGB, hsl(13, 42%, 22%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 46%, 59%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2A20?

The complementary color of #4E2A20 is #20444E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2A20?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2A20: 12.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2A20 a warm or cool color?

#4E2A20 is a warm color.