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#684223 color: Van Dyke Brown

#684223 is rgb(104, 66, 35) in RGB and oklch(41.622% 0.06934 58.428) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

41.6%
0.069
58°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #684223

#684223 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.78:1 contrast and black text 2.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #684223 mixed with white

  1. 684223
  2. 775338
  3. 85654c
  4. 947761
  5. a38976
  6. b29c8c
  7. c1afa2
  8. d0c3b9
  9. e0d7d0
  10. efebe7

Darker: #684223 mixed with black

  1. 684223
  2. 59381d
  3. 4b2f17
  4. 3e2511
  5. 301c0c
  6. 241407
  7. 180b04
  8. 0c0501
  9. 040100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #684223 with less saturation

  1. 684223
  2. 654328
  3. 63442d
  4. 604631
  5. 5d4735
  6. 5b4839
  7. 58493d
  8. 554a41
  9. 524a45
  10. 4f4b48

Questions about #684223

What color is #684223?

#684223 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown. In RGB it is rgb(104, 66, 35), in HSL hsl(26.96, 49.64%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.622% 0.06934 58.428).

What colors go well with #684223?

The complementary color of #684223 is #23516d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d3d36 and #5c4a1a. The triadic partners are #13584c and #51436d.

Is white or black text more readable on #684223?

White text reads better on #684223: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and black gives 2.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684223 a warm or cool color?

#684223 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.069.