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#421505 color: Old Study

#421505 is rgb(66, 21, 5) in RGB and oklch(26.529% 0.0746 39.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

26.5%
0.075
39°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #421505

#421505 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.5% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.66:1 contrast and black text 1.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #421505 mixed with white

  1. 421505
  2. 542a1c
  3. 673f32
  4. 795549
  5. 8c6c61
  6. 9f8379
  7. b29a93
  8. c5b3ad
  9. d8ccc8
  10. ebe5e3

Darker: #421505 mixed with black

  1. 421505
  2. 381104
  3. 2f0c03
  4. 250802
  5. 1c0501
  6. 140301
  7. 0b0200
  8. 050100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #421505 with less saturation

  1. 421505
  2. 401709
  3. 3d1a0d
  4. 3a1b11
  5. 381d14
  6. 351f17
  7. 32201a
  8. 2f221d
  9. 2c2320
  10. 292423

Questions about #421505

What color is #421505?

#421505 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Old Study. In RGB it is rgb(66, 21, 5), in HSL hsl(15.74, 85.92%, 13.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.529% 0.0746 39.387).

What colors go well with #421505?

The complementary color of #421505 is #002c3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #42121d and #3c1c00. The triadic partners are #003018 and #1f1f48.

Is white or black text more readable on #421505?

White text reads better on #421505: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and black gives 1.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #421505 a warm or cool color?

#421505 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 26.5% and its chroma 0.075.