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4E321B

#4E321B closest to Café Noir

#4E321B is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Café Noir. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 19.6% green and 10.6% blue (rgb(78, 50, 27)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 49% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 65% yellow and 69% black. #4E321B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.69:1.

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Variations of #4E321B

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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#4E321B 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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#4E321B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E321B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #413B1B
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A3419
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #413419
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #413B1B
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #45381B
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #552C2D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #513024
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #383838
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3E3733

#4E321B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.69:1 Very good#4E321B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#4E321B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E321B in CSS

/* Café Noir */
.color { color: #4E321B; }
.background { background-color: #4E321B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E321B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 50 27);
color: hsl(27 49% 21%);
color: oklch(0.345 0.054 59.0);

#4E321B FAQ

What color is #4E321B?

#4E321B is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Café Noir. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E321B?

#4E321B is rgb(78, 50, 27) in RGB, hsl(27, 49%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E321B?

The complementary color of #4E321B is #1B374E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E321B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E321B: 11.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E321B a warm or cool color?

#4E321B is a warm color.