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#4E2E2A closest to Espresso

#4E2E2A is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Espresso. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.0% green and 16.5% blue (rgb(78, 46, 42)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 30% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 46% yellow and 69% black. #4E2E2A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.01:1.

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#4E2E2A color conversion

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Variations of #4E2E2A

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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#4E2E2A 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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#4E2E2A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2E2A 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 #3D392A
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #35332A
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D322A
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3D392A
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #42352A
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #542A2D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #512C2B
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #363636
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3D3434

#4E2E2A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.01:1 Super#4E2E2A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#4E2E2A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2E2A in CSS

/* Espresso */
.color { color: #4E2E2A; }
.background { background-color: #4E2E2A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2E2A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 46 42);
color: hsl(7 30% 24%);
color: oklch(0.340 0.048 27.6);

#4E2E2A FAQ

What color is #4E2E2A?

#4E2E2A is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Espresso. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E2E2A?

#4E2E2A is rgb(78, 46, 42) in RGB, hsl(7, 30%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 46%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2E2A?

The complementary color of #4E2E2A is #2A4A4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2E2A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2E2A: 12.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2E2A a warm or cool color?

#4E2E2A is a warm color.