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#68492e color: Hickory Chips

#68492e is rgb(104, 73, 46) in RGB and oklch(43.281% 0.05853 61.385) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

43.3%
0.059
61°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #68492e

#68492e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.3% lightness, 0.059 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.14:1 contrast and black text 2.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hickory Chips (#69482a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #68492e mixed with white

  1. 68492e
  2. 765a41
  3. 856b55
  4. 947c68
  5. a38e7d
  6. b2a091
  7. c1b2a6
  8. d0c5bc
  9. e0d8d2
  10. efebe8

Darker: #68492e mixed with black

  1. 68492e
  2. 593e27
  3. 4b341f
  4. 3e2a18
  5. 302012
  6. 24170b
  7. 180e06
  8. 0c0602
  9. 040201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #68492e with less saturation

  1. 68492e
  2. 664a32
  3. 644b36
  4. 614c39
  5. 5f4c3d
  6. 5d4d40
  7. 5a4e44
  8. 584f47
  9. 554f4a
  10. 53504d

Questions about #68492e

What color is #68492e?

#68492e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Hickory Chips. In RGB it is rgb(104, 73, 46), in HSL hsl(27.93, 38.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.281% 0.05853 61.385).

What colors go well with #68492e?

The complementary color of #68492e is #32556e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d443c and #5c4f29. The triadic partners are #265b53 and #56496c.

Is white or black text more readable on #68492e?

White text reads better on #68492e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68492e a warm or cool color?

#68492e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 43.3% and its chroma 0.059.