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#693f23 color: Van Dyke Brown

#693f23 is rgb(105, 63, 35) in RGB and oklch(41.148% 0.07186 53.085) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

41.1%
0.072
53°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #693f23

#693f23 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 41.1% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.99:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, 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: #693f23 mixed with white

  1. 693f23
  2. 785138
  3. 86634c
  4. 957561
  5. a48876
  6. b39b8c
  7. c2aea2
  8. d1c2b9
  9. e0d6d0
  10. f0eae7

Darker: #693f23 mixed with black

  1. 693f23
  2. 5a351d
  3. 4c2c17
  4. 3e2311
  5. 311b0c
  6. 241207
  7. 180a04
  8. 0c0401
  9. 040100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #693f23 with less saturation

  1. 693f23
  2. 664028
  3. 63422c
  4. 614331
  5. 5e4435
  6. 5b4639
  7. 58473c
  8. 554840
  9. 514944
  10. 4e4a47

Questions about #693f23

What color is #693f23?

#693f23 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown. In RGB it is rgb(105, 63, 35), in HSL hsl(24, 50%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.148% 0.07186 53.085).

What colors go well with #693f23?

The complementary color of #693f23 is #19516b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d3a38 and #5e4716. The triadic partners are #125747 and #4c436e.

Is white or black text more readable on #693f23?

White text reads better on #693f23: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #693f23 a warm or cool color?

#693f23 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 41.1% and its chroma 0.072.