#4B452E
Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(39% 0.037 95.3), rgb(75, 69, 46).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.58:1).
About this color
#4B452E is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 39%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 95°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.58:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (39%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Charcoal Grey (#3C4142) |
| Black text | 2.18:1 |
| White text | 9.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4B452E |
| RGB | rgb(75, 69, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 24%, 24%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39% 0.037 95.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4B452E | 9.58:1 | AAA | Lc -96.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4B452E | 2.18:1 | Fails | Lc 11.7 | Not readable |
| #4B452E text on white | 9.58:1 | AAA | Lc 92.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #4B452E text on black | 2.18:1 | Fails | Lc -10.2 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE4
oklch(93.6% 0.008 98.9)
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Step 200
200
#DCD9CE
oklch(88.5% 0.015 94.2)
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Step 300
300
#C6C1AD
oklch(81% 0.028 95.4)
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Step 400
400
#A9A182
oklch(70.8% 0.044 95.3)
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Step 500
500
#948A62
oklch(63.2% 0.057 95.8)
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Step 600
600
#7E7349
oklch(55.5% 0.061 95.2)
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Step 700
700
#6B613A
oklch(49.2% 0.058 95.5)
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Step 800
800
#574F30
oklch(42.7% 0.048 95.4)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#4B452E
oklch(39% 0.037 95.3)
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Step 950
950
#2A2619
oklch(26.9% 0.023 93)
#4B452E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #4A442C | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B462F | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4F423F | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #454545 | 0.037 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4B452E
#4B452E
oklch(39% 0.037 95.3)
- #3F4459
#3F4459
oklch(39.1% 0.036 274.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4B452E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Charcoal Grey #3C4142 ΔE 0.045
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.048
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Slate Gray #2F4F4F ΔE 0.059
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.064
- Onyx #343A40 ΔE 0.067
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.071
- Charcoal #264653 ΔE 0.075
Use #4B452E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.