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#300e02 color: Chocolate Melange

#300e02 is rgb(48, 14, 2) in RGB and oklch(21.774% 0.06034 41.857) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

21.8%
0.060
42°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 81%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
17.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.19:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #300e02

#300e02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 21.8% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 17.66:1 contrast and black text 1.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Melange (#331100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #300e02 mixed with white

  1. 300e02
  2. 432316
  3. 57382c
  4. 6b4e44
  5. 7f655c
  6. 937d75
  7. a8968f
  8. bdafaa
  9. d3c9c6
  10. e9e4e2

Darker: #300e02 mixed with black

  1. 300e02
  2. 280b01
  3. 210701
  4. 1a0501
  5. 130300
  6. 0c0200
  7. 060100
  8. 030000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #300e02 with less saturation

  1. 300e02
  2. 2e1004
  3. 2c1107
  4. 2a130a
  5. 28140c
  6. 26150f
  7. 241611
  8. 221714
  9. 1f1816
  10. 1d1918

Questions about #300e02

What color is #300e02?

#300e02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Chocolate Melange. In RGB it is rgb(48, 14, 2), in HSL hsl(15.65, 92%, 9.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(21.774% 0.06034 41.857).

What colors go well with #300e02?

The complementary color of #300e02 is #001f2e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #300b13 and #2b1400. The triadic partners are #002211 and #161535.

Is white or black text more readable on #300e02?

White text reads better on #300e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and black gives 1.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #300e02 a warm or cool color?

#300e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 21.8% and its chroma 0.06.