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#69460e color: Violin Brown

#69460e is rgb(105, 70, 14) in RGB and oklch(42.377% 0.08286 73.386) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

42.4%
0.083
73°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #69460e

#69460e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.46:1 contrast and black text 2.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violin Brown (#674403). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #69460e mixed with white

  1. 69460e
  2. 77572a
  3. 866842
  4. 957a58
  5. a38c6f
  6. b29f86
  7. c1b19d
  8. d0c4b5
  9. e0d8cd
  10. efebe6

Darker: #69460e mixed with black

  1. 69460e
  2. 5a3c0b
  3. 4c3207
  4. 3e2805
  5. 311e03
  6. 241502
  7. 180d01
  8. 0c0500
  9. 040200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #69460e with less saturation

  1. 69460e
  2. 664719
  3. 644821
  4. 614928
  5. 5f4a2f
  6. 5c4b35
  7. 594c3a
  8. 574c3f
  9. 544d44
  10. 514d49

Questions about #69460e

What color is #69460e?

#69460e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Violin Brown. In RGB it is rgb(105, 70, 14), in HSL hsl(36.92, 76.47%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.377% 0.08286 73.386).

What colors go well with #69460e?

The complementary color of #69460e is #2b507a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #733e26 and #56500d. The triadic partners are #005c5b and #5e406e.

Is white or black text more readable on #69460e?

White text reads better on #69460e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and black gives 2.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #69460e a warm or cool color?

#69460e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.083.