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#681900 color: Cowpeas

#681900 is rgb(104, 25, 0) in RGB and oklch(34.435% 0.11643 36.554) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

34.4%
0.116
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • red-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #681900

#681900 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.16:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cowpeas (#661100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #681900 mixed with white

  1. 681900
  2. 78311d
  3. 884835
  4. 985d4d
  5. a77365
  6. b68a7d
  7. c5a096
  8. d4b8af
  9. e3cfc9
  10. f1e7e4

Darker: #681900 mixed with black

  1. 681900
  2. 591400
  3. 4b1000
  4. 3e0b00
  5. 300700
  6. 240400
  7. 180200
  8. 0c0100
  9. 040000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #681900 with less saturation

  1. 681900
  2. 641f09
  3. 602312
  4. 5c2718
  5. 572a1e
  6. 532e23
  7. 4e3028
  8. 49332c
  9. 443531
  10. 3f3735

Questions about #681900

What color is #681900?

#681900 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Cowpeas. In RGB it is rgb(104, 25, 0), in HSL hsl(14.42, 100%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.435% 0.11643 36.554).

What colors go well with #681900?

The complementary color of #681900 is #004254. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67142f and #592c00. The triadic partners are #00491f and #2c2f74.

Is white or black text more readable on #681900?

White text reads better on #681900: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #681900 a warm or cool color?

#681900 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.116.