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#451203 color: Black Chocolate

#451203 is rgb(69, 18, 3) in RGB and oklch(26.634% 0.08225 37.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

26.6%
0.082
37°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 73%

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 #451203

#451203 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 37°.

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

More brown colors

Lighter: #451203 mixed with white

  1. 451203
  2. 57281a
  3. 6a3e31
  4. 7c5448
  5. 8f6b60
  6. a18279
  7. b49a92
  8. c6b2ac
  9. d9cbc7
  10. ece5e3

Darker: #451203 mixed with black

  1. 451203
  2. 3b0e02
  3. 310a02
  4. 270701
  5. 1e0401
  6. 150200
  7. 0c0100
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #451203 with less saturation

  1. 451203
  2. 421507
  3. 40180c
  4. 3d1a10
  5. 3a1c13
  6. 371e17
  7. 34201a
  8. 30211d
  9. 2d2320
  10. 292423

Questions about #451203

What color is #451203?

#451203 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Black Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(69, 18, 3), in HSL hsl(13.64, 91.67%, 14.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.634% 0.08225 37.359).

What colors go well with #451203?

The complementary color of #451203 is #002d3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #440f1e and #3e1b00. The triadic partners are #003114 and #1d1f4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #451203?

White text reads better on #451203: 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 #451203 a warm or cool color?

#451203 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 26.6% and its chroma 0.082.