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#6a460c color: Violin Brown

#6a460c is rgb(106, 70, 12) in RGB and oklch(42.498% 0.08444 73.039) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

42.5%
0.084
73°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #6a460c

#6a460c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.42:1 contrast and black text 2.49:1, 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: #6a460c mixed with white

  1. 6a460c
  2. 785729
  3. 876941
  4. 957a58
  5. a48c6f
  6. b39f86
  7. c2b19d
  8. d1c4b5
  9. e0d8cd
  10. efebe6

Darker: #6a460c mixed with black

  1. 6a460c
  2. 5b3c09
  3. 4d3206
  4. 3f2804
  5. 311e03
  6. 241502
  7. 180d01
  8. 0d0500
  9. 040200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #6a460c with less saturation

  1. 6a460c
  2. 674718
  3. 654821
  4. 624928
  5. 5f4a2e
  6. 5d4b34
  7. 5a4c3a
  8. 574d3f
  9. 544d44
  10. 514e49

Questions about #6a460c

What color is #6a460c?

#6a460c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Violin Brown. In RGB it is rgb(106, 70, 12), in HSL hsl(37.02, 79.66%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.498% 0.08444 73.039).

What colors go well with #6a460c?

The complementary color of #6a460c is #2a507b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #743d26 and #57500a. The triadic partners are #005c5b and #5e406f.

Is white or black text more readable on #6a460c?

White text reads better on #6a460c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and black gives 2.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6a460c a warm or cool color?

#6a460c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.084.