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#4E321C closest to Café Noir

#4E321C 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 11.0% blue (rgb(78, 50, 28)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 47% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 64% yellow and 69% black. #4E321C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.69:1.

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Variations of #4E321C

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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#4E321C 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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#4E321C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E321C 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 #413B1C
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A341A
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #41341B
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #413B1C
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #45381C
  • 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 #513025
  • 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

#4E321C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.69:1 Very good#4E321C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#4E321C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E321C in CSS

/* Café Noir */
.color { color: #4E321C; }
.background { background-color: #4E321C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E321C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 50 28);
color: hsl(26 47% 21%);
color: oklch(0.345 0.053 58.0);

#4E321C FAQ

What color is #4E321C?

#4E321C 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 #4E321C?

#4E321C is rgb(78, 50, 28) in RGB, hsl(26, 47%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 36%, 64%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E321C?

The complementary color of #4E321C is #1C384E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E321C?

White text has the best contrast on #4E321C: 11.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E321C a warm or cool color?

#4E321C is a warm color.