#4A3222
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#4A3222 · Taupe
Click to copy#4A3222 is a dark, muted brown color, closest to Taupe and near Taupe and Dark Olive. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 54°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #4A3222 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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#4A3222RGB
rgb(74, 50, 34)HSL
hsl(24, 37%, 21%)CMYK
0, 32, 54, 71CSS var
--taupeContrast
11.86:1 white · 1.77:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #4A3222
White text passes WCAG AA on #4A3222 (11.86:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #4A3222 with its analogous neighbors #492226 and #494522; for contrast use its complement #223A49 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--taupe: #4A3222;
$taupe: #4A3222;
colors: { 'taupe': '#4A3222' }