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#4E2F33 closest to Dark Roast

#4E2F33 is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Dark Roast. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.4% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(78, 47, 51)). Its HSL value is 352° hue, 25% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. #4E2F33 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.81:1.

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Variations of #4E2F33

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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#4E2F33 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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#4E2F33 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2F33 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 #3C3A32
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #343433
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D3333
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3C3A32
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #423633
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #532C30
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #502E32
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #383838
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3E3636

#4E2F33 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.81:1 Very good#4E2F33 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#4E2F33 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2F33 in CSS

/* Dark Roast */
.color { color: #4E2F33; }
.background { background-color: #4E2F33; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2F33; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 47 51);
color: hsl(352 25% 25%);
color: oklch(0.345 0.046 11.3);

#4E2F33 FAQ

What color is #4E2F33?

#4E2F33 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 #4E2F33?

#4E2F33 is rgb(78, 47, 51) in RGB, hsl(352, 25%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 35%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2F33?

The complementary color of #4E2F33 is #2F4E4A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2F33?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2F33: 11.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2F33 a warm or cool color?

#4E2F33 is a warm color.