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#311006 color: Chocolate Melange

#311006 is rgb(49, 16, 6) in RGB and oklch(22.409% 0.05713 38.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

22.4%
0.057
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 81%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
17.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.21:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #311006

#311006 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 22.4% lightness, 0.057 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 17.39:1 contrast and black text 1.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Melange (#331100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #311006 mixed with white

  1. 311006
  2. 44251b
  3. 583a30
  4. 6b5047
  5. 7f675f
  6. 947e78
  7. a99791
  8. beb0ac
  9. d3cac7
  10. e9e4e3

Darker: #311006 mixed with black

  1. 311006
  2. 290c04
  3. 220903
  4. 1a0602
  5. 130401
  6. 0c0201
  7. 060100
  8. 030000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #311006 with less saturation

  1. 311006
  2. 2f1208
  3. 2d130b
  4. 2b140d
  5. 291610
  6. 271712
  7. 251814
  8. 231916
  9. 201a18
  10. 1e1b1a

Questions about #311006

What color is #311006?

#311006 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Chocolate Melange. In RGB it is rgb(49, 16, 6), in HSL hsl(13.95, 78.18%, 10.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(22.409% 0.05713 38.079).

What colors go well with #311006?

The complementary color of #311006 is #00212d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #310e16 and #2c1500. The triadic partners are #002311 and #161835.

Is white or black text more readable on #311006?

White text reads better on #311006: white gives a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and black gives 1.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #311006 a warm or cool color?

#311006 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 22.4% and its chroma 0.057.