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#451205 color: Black Chocolate

#451205 is rgb(69, 18, 5) in RGB and oklch(26.661% 0.08155 35.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

26.7%
0.082
36°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #451205

#451205 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.65:1 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: #451205 mixed with white

  1. 451205
  2. 57281c
  3. 6a3e32
  4. 7c5449
  5. 8f6b61
  6. a18279
  7. b49a93
  8. c6b2ad
  9. d9cbc8
  10. ece5e3

Darker: #451205 mixed with black

  1. 451205
  2. 3b0e04
  3. 310a03
  4. 270702
  5. 1e0401
  6. 150201
  7. 0c0100
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #451205 with less saturation

  1. 451205
  2. 421509
  3. 40180d
  4. 3d1a11
  5. 3a1c14
  6. 371e18
  7. 34201b
  8. 30211d
  9. 2d2320
  10. 292423

Questions about #451205

What color is #451205?

#451205 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Black Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(69, 18, 5), in HSL hsl(12.19, 86.49%, 14.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.661% 0.08155 35.651).

What colors go well with #451205?

The complementary color of #451205 is #002d3a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #440f20 and #3f1b00. The triadic partners are #003013 and #1c204c.

Is white or black text more readable on #451205?

White text reads better on #451205: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and black gives 1.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #451205 a warm or cool color?

#451205 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 26.7% and its chroma 0.082.