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#68442d color: Aloeswood

#68442d is rgb(104, 68, 45) in RGB and oklch(42.205% 0.0611 52.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

42.2%
0.061
53°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #68442d

#68442d is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.56:1 contrast and black text 2.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aloeswood (#6a432d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #68442d mixed with white

  1. 68442d
  2. 775540
  3. 856654
  4. 947867
  5. a38a7c
  6. b29d91
  7. c1b0a6
  8. d0c3bb
  9. e0d7d2
  10. efebe8

Darker: #68442d mixed with black

  1. 68442d
  2. 593a26
  3. 4b301f
  4. 3e2618
  5. 301d11
  6. 24140b
  7. 180c06
  8. 0c0502
  9. 040201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #68442d with less saturation

  1. 68442d
  2. 664531
  3. 634634
  4. 614738
  5. 5e483b
  6. 5b493e
  7. 594a41
  8. 564b44
  9. 534c48
  10. 504d4b

Questions about #68442d

What color is #68442d?

#68442d is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Aloeswood. In RGB it is rgb(104, 68, 45), in HSL hsl(23.39, 39.6%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.205% 0.0611 52.93).

What colors go well with #68442d?

The complementary color of #68442d is #27536a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b403e and #5e4a24. The triadic partners are #24584a and #4f476c.

Is white or black text more readable on #68442d?

White text reads better on #68442d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and black gives 2.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68442d a warm or cool color?

#68442d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.061.