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#68452e color: Aloeswood

#68452e is rgb(104, 69, 46) in RGB and oklch(42.433% 0.05987 53.729) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

42.4%
0.060
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #68452e

#68452e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.47:1 contrast and black text 2.48:1, 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: #68452e mixed with white

  1. 68452e
  2. 775641
  3. 856754
  4. 947968
  5. a38b7c
  6. b29e91
  7. c1b0a6
  8. d0c4bc
  9. e0d7d2
  10. efebe8

Darker: #68452e mixed with black

  1. 68452e
  2. 593b27
  3. 4b311f
  4. 3e2718
  5. 301e12
  6. 24150b
  7. 180c06
  8. 0c0502
  9. 040201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #68452e with less saturation

  1. 68452e
  2. 664632
  3. 634735
  4. 614839
  5. 5e493c
  6. 5c4a3f
  7. 594b42
  8. 564c45
  9. 544d48
  10. 514d4b

Questions about #68452e

What color is #68452e?

#68452e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Aloeswood. In RGB it is rgb(104, 69, 46), in HSL hsl(23.79, 38.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.433% 0.05987 53.729).

What colors go well with #68452e?

The complementary color of #68452e is #2a546a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b413e and #5e4b25. The triadic partners are #26594c and #50486c.

Is white or black text more readable on #68452e?

White text reads better on #68452e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and black gives 2.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68452e a warm or cool color?

#68452e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.06.