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#4E2F13 Color

#4E2F13 is rgb(78, 47, 19) in RGB, hsl(28, 61%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 76%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E2F13
HEX#4E2F13
RGBrgb(78, 47, 19)
HSLhsl(28, 61%, 19%)
HSVhsv(28, 76%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 76%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(33.7% 0.061 60.3)
LABlab(22.90% 12.46 23.61)
LCHlch(22.90% 26.69 62.18)

What #4E2F13 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4E2F13, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#4E2F13 Channel Values

How #4E2F13 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 78 · G 47 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 61% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 76% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 76% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.07:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E2F13 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E2F13

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E2F13; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4E2F13

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #4E2F13 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4E2F13
Protanopia#363613
Protanomaly#413313
Deuteranopia#3B3B10
Deuteranomaly#443711
Tritanopia#4F2C2C
Tritanomaly#4F2D24
Achromatopsia#363636

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Using #4E2F13 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4e2f13: #4E2F13;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E2F13;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e2f13': '#4E2F13' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.184, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_4e2f13">#4E2F13</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E2F13"

More Brown Colors

#4E2F13 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4E2F13 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E2F13?

#4E2F13 is a darkest brown — rgb(78, 47, 19) in RGB and hsl(28, 61%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #4E2F13?

#4E2F13 is rgb(78, 47, 19) — red 78, green 47, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E2F13?

#4E2F13 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 76%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E2F13 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E2F13 scores 12.07:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E2F13 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E2F13 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 28.15, which is a different colour altogether.

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