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#4E2F2C Espresso

#4E2F2C is a dark, muted brown named Espresso. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.4% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(78, 47, 44)). Its HSL value is 5° hue, 28% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black. #4E2F2C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.89:1.

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#4E2F2C color conversion

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Variations of #4E2F2C

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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#4E2F2C 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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#4E2F2C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2F2C 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 #3D3A2C
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #36332C
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D332C
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3D3A2C
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #42362C
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #542B2E
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #512D2D
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #373737
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3E3535

#4E2F2C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.89:1 Very good#4E2F2C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#4E2F2C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2F2C in CSS

/* Espresso */
.color { color: #4E2F2C; }
.background { background-color: #4E2F2C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2F2C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 47 44);
color: hsl(5 28% 24%);
color: oklch(0.342 0.046 25.8);

#4E2F2C FAQ

What color is #4E2F2C?

#4E2F2C 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 #4E2F2C?

#4E2F2C is rgb(78, 47, 44) in RGB, hsl(5, 28%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 44%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2F2C?

The complementary color of #4E2F2C is #2C4B4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2F2C?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2F2C: 11.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2F2C a warm or cool color?

#4E2F2C is a warm color.