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#4E312D Espresso

#4E312D is a dark, muted brown named Espresso. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 19.2% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(78, 49, 45)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 27% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 42% yellow and 69% black. #4E312D is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.66:1.

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Variations of #4E312D

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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#4E312D 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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#4E312D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E312D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E3B2D
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #37352D
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E352D
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E3B2D
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #43372D
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #542D30
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #502F2E
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #383838
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F3736

#4E312D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.66:1 Very good#4E312D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#4E312D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E312D in CSS

/* Espresso */
.color { color: #4E312D; }
.background { background-color: #4E312D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E312D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 49 45);
color: hsl(7 27% 24%);
color: oklch(0.347 0.043 28.1);

#4E312D FAQ

What color is #4E312D?

#4E312D 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 #4E312D?

#4E312D is rgb(78, 49, 45) in RGB, hsl(7, 27%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 37%, 42%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E312D?

The complementary color of #4E312D is #2D4A4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E312D?

White text has the best contrast on #4E312D: 11.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E312D a warm or cool color?

#4E312D is a warm color.