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#68230e color: Brown Moelleux

#68230e is rgb(104, 35, 14) in RGB and oklch(35.828% 0.10405 36.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

35.8%
0.104
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • orange-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #68230e

#68230e is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.8% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.44:1 contrast and black text 1.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Moelleux (#662211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #68230e mixed with white

  1. 68230e
  2. 783926
  3. 884e3d
  4. 976353
  5. a6786a
  6. b58d82
  7. c4a39a
  8. d3bab2
  9. e2d0cb
  10. f0e8e5

Darker: #68230e mixed with black

  1. 68230e
  2. 591d0b
  3. 4b1707
  4. 3e1105
  5. 300c03
  6. 240702
  7. 180401
  8. 0c0100
  9. 040000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #68230e with less saturation

  1. 68230e
  2. 642715
  3. 602a1b
  4. 5d2d20
  5. 593025
  6. 543329
  7. 50352d
  8. 4c3731
  9. 473935
  10. 423b39

Questions about #68230e

What color is #68230e?

#68230e is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Moelleux. In RGB it is rgb(104, 35, 14), in HSL hsl(14, 76.27%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.828% 0.10405 36.88).

What colors go well with #68230e?

The complementary color of #68230e is #004659. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #671f33 and #5e2f00. The triadic partners are #004c25 and #303472.

Is white or black text more readable on #68230e?

White text reads better on #68230e: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and black gives 1.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68230e a warm or cool color?

#68230e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 35.8% and its chroma 0.104.