#4E1A2E · Espresso

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#4E1A2E is a dark, moderately saturated brown color, closest to Espresso and near Espresso and Rosewood. In OKLCH it has 31% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 359°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #4E1A2E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#4E1A2E
RGBrgb(78, 26, 46)
HSLhsl(337, 50%, 20%)
CMYK0, 67, 41, 69
CSS var--espresso
Contrast13.9:1 white · 1.51:1 black

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How to use #4E1A2E

White text passes WCAG AA on #4E1A2E (13.9:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #4E1A2E with its analogous neighbors #4D1947 and #4D1F19; for contrast use its complement #194D39 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--espresso: #4E1A2E;

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Palettes with #4E1A2E