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#604a2b color: Nightingale

#604a2b is rgb(96, 74, 43) in RGB and oklch(42.469% 0.05466 74.912) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

42.5%
0.055
75°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • taupe-600
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #604a2b

#604a2b is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.055 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.36:1 contrast and black text 2.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nightingale (#5c4827). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-600.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #604a2b mixed with white

  1. 604a2b
  2. 6f5a3f
  3. 7e6b52
  4. 8d7d66
  5. 9d8e7b
  6. ada090
  7. bdb3a5
  8. cdc5bb
  9. ddd8d1
  10. eeebe8

Darker: #604a2b mixed with black

  1. 604a2b
  2. 523f24
  3. 45351d
  4. 382a16
  5. 2c2010
  6. 20170a
  7. 150e05
  8. 0a0602
  9. 030201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #604a2b with less saturation

  1. 604a2b
  2. 5e4b2f
  3. 5d4b33
  4. 5b4c37
  5. 594c3a
  6. 574c3e
  7. 564d41
  8. 544d45
  9. 524e48
  10. 504e4b

Questions about #604a2b

What color is #604a2b?

#604a2b is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Nightingale. In RGB it is rgb(96, 74, 43), in HSL hsl(35.09, 38.13%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.469% 0.05466 74.912).

What colors go well with #604a2b?

The complementary color of #604a2b is #3a506c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #684535 and #53502c. The triadic partners are #245858 and #5a4563.

Is white or black text more readable on #604a2b?

White text reads better on #604a2b: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and black gives 2.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #604a2b a warm or cool color?

#604a2b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.055.