#4A2E25 · near Taupe

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#4A2E25 (RGB 74, 46, 37) is a dark, muted brown, closest to Taupe and near Jet and Onyx. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #4A2E25 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 33% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 39°.

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HEX#4A2E25
RGBrgb(74, 46, 37)
HSLhsl(15, 33%, 22%)
CMYK0, 38, 50, 71
CSS var--taupe
Contrast12.29:1 white · 1.71:1 black

Similar named colors

Taupe #483C32Jet #343434Onyx #353839Espresso #3C2218Dark Olive #3C3C1E

How to use #4A2E25

White text passes WCAG AA on #4A2E25 (12.29:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #4A2E25 with its analogous neighbors #4B262F and #4B4126; for contrast use its complement #26414B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--taupe: #4A2E25;

Color card

#4A2E25 hex color card: near Taupe, RGB 74, 46, 37
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Shades & tints

#0F0907#1E120F#2C1C16#3B251E#4A2E25#6E5851#92827C#B7ABA8#DBD5D3

Color harmonies for #4A2E25

Complementary

#4A2E25#26414B

Analogous

#4A2E25#4B262F#4B4126

Triadic

#4A2E25#264B2F#2F264B

Split complementary

#4A2E25#264B41#262F4B

Tetradic

#4A2E25#2F4B26#26414B#41264B

Palettes with #4A2E25