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#696142 color: Bronze Medal

#696142 is rgb(105, 97, 66) in RGB and oklch(49.184% 0.04705 95.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

49.2%
0.047
95°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • olive-600
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #696142

#696142 is a dusty dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.047 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bronze Medal (#6d6240). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-600.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #696142 mixed with white

  1. 696142
  2. 777053
  3. 857e65
  4. 938e77
  5. a29d8a
  6. b1ad9c
  7. c0bdaf
  8. d0cdc3
  9. dfddd7
  10. efeeeb

Darker: #696142 mixed with black

  1. 696142
  2. 5a5338
  3. 4c462f
  4. 3e3925
  5. 312d1c
  6. 242114
  7. 18150b
  8. 0c0b05
  9. 040301
  10. 000000

Calmer: #696142 with less saturation

  1. 696142
  2. 686145
  3. 676149
  4. 67614c
  5. 66614f
  6. 656152
  7. 646155
  8. 636158
  9. 62615b
  10. 62615e

Questions about #696142

What color is #696142?

#696142 is dusty dark brown. The closest named color is Bronze Medal. In RGB it is rgb(105, 97, 66), in HSL hsl(47.69, 22.81%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.184% 0.04705 95.39).

What colors go well with #696142?

The complementary color of #696142 is #595f7c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #745c44 and #5a6649. The triadic partners are #416872 and #72576b.

Is white or black text more readable on #696142?

White text reads better on #696142: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #696142 a warm or cool color?

#696142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.047.