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#462301 color: Blackened Brown

#462301 is rgb(70, 35, 1) in RGB and oklch(29.782% 0.0694 58.964) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

29.8%
0.069
59°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • yellow-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.50:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #462301

#462301 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.8% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.99:1 contrast and black text 1.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blackened Brown (#442200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #462301 mixed with white

  1. 462301
  2. 57361b
  3. 694b32
  4. 7b5f4a
  5. 8d7462
  6. 9f8a7a
  7. b2a194
  8. c5b7ad
  9. d8cfc8
  10. ebe7e3

Darker: #462301 mixed with black

  1. 462301
  2. 3c1d01
  3. 321701
  4. 281100
  5. 1e0c00
  6. 150700
  7. 0d0400
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #462301 with less saturation

  1. 462301
  2. 442407
  3. 42260e
  4. 3f2713
  5. 3d2817
  6. 3a291b
  7. 382a1f
  8. 352b23
  9. 332c26
  10. 302c2a

Questions about #462301

What color is #462301?

#462301 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Blackened Brown. In RGB it is rgb(70, 35, 1), in HSL hsl(29.57, 97.18%, 13.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.782% 0.0694 58.964).

What colors go well with #462301?

The complementary color of #462301 is #00314c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a1e18 and #3b2b00. The triadic partners are #00382e and #32244b.

Is white or black text more readable on #462301?

White text reads better on #462301: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and black gives 1.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #462301 a warm or cool color?

#462301 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 29.8% and its chroma 0.069.