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#68240e color: Brown Moelleux

#68240e is rgb(104, 36, 14) in RGB and oklch(35.972% 0.10305 37.575) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

36%
0.103
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #68240e

#68240e is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.37:1 contrast and black text 1.85:1, 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: #68240e mixed with white

  1. 68240e
  2. 783927
  3. 884e3d
  4. 976353
  5. a6786a
  6. b58e82
  7. c4a49a
  8. d3bab2
  9. e2d1cb
  10. f0e8e5

Darker: #68240e mixed with black

  1. 68240e
  2. 591e0b
  3. 4b1807
  4. 3e1205
  5. 300c03
  6. 240702
  7. 180401
  8. 0c0200
  9. 040000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #68240e with less saturation

  1. 68240e
  2. 642815
  3. 612b1b
  4. 5d2e20
  5. 593125
  6. 543329
  7. 50352d
  8. 4c3831
  9. 473935
  10. 423b39

Questions about #68240e

What color is #68240e?

#68240e is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Moelleux. In RGB it is rgb(104, 36, 14), in HSL hsl(14.67, 76.27%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.972% 0.10305 37.575).

What colors go well with #68240e?

The complementary color of #68240e is #00475a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #672033 and #5e3000. The triadic partners are #004c26 and #313572.

Is white or black text more readable on #68240e?

White text reads better on #68240e: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and black gives 1.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68240e a warm or cool color?

#68240e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 36% and its chroma 0.103.