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#4E342F closest to Espresso

#4E342F is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Espresso. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (rgb(78, 52, 47)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 25% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 69% black. #4E342F is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.31:1.

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Variations of #4E342F

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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#4E342F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

4E342F2F494E
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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.

4E342F494E2F2F494E342F4E
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E342F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E342F 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 #403C2F
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A372F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #40372F
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #403C2F
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #443A2F
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #543133
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #503331
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3A3A3A
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #403938

#4E342F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.31:1 Very good#4E342F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#4E342F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E342F in CSS

/* Espresso */
.color { color: #4E342F; }
.background { background-color: #4E342F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E342F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 52 47);
color: hsl(10 25% 25%);
color: oklch(0.354 0.039 31.2);

#4E342F FAQ

What color is #4E342F?

#4E342F 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 #4E342F?

#4E342F is rgb(78, 52, 47) in RGB, hsl(10, 25%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E342F?

The complementary color of #4E342F is #2F494E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E342F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E342F: 11.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E342F a warm or cool color?

#4E342F is a warm color.