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#421402 color: Black Chocolate

#421402 is rgb(66, 20, 2) in RGB and oklch(26.327% 0.07693 41.092) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

26.3%
0.077
41°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.33:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #421402

#421402 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.3% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.76:1 contrast and black text 1.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Chocolate (#441100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #421402 mixed with white

  1. 421402
  2. 542919
  3. 673f30
  4. 795547
  5. 8c6b5f
  6. 9f8278
  7. b29a92
  8. c5b3ac
  9. d8ccc7
  10. ebe5e3

Darker: #421402 mixed with black

  1. 421402
  2. 381001
  3. 2f0c01
  4. 250801
  5. 1c0500
  6. 140300
  7. 0b0100
  8. 050100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #421402 with less saturation

  1. 421402
  2. 3f1706
  3. 3d190b
  4. 3a1b0f
  5. 381d13
  6. 351e16
  7. 322019
  8. 2f211c
  9. 2c221f
  10. 282422

Questions about #421402

What color is #421402?

#421402 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Black Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(66, 20, 2), in HSL hsl(16.88, 94.12%, 13.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.327% 0.07693 41.092).

What colors go well with #421402?

The complementary color of #421402 is #002b3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #42101b and #3b1c00. The triadic partners are #002f18 and #1f1e49.

Is white or black text more readable on #421402?

White text reads better on #421402: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and black gives 1.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #421402 a warm or cool color?

#421402 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 26.3% and its chroma 0.077.