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#6a460e color: Violin Brown

#6a460e is rgb(106, 70, 14) in RGB and oklch(42.51% 0.08354 72.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

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

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #6a460e

#6a460e is a soft 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 2.5:1, 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: #6a460e mixed with white

  1. 6a460e
  2. 78572a
  3. 876942
  4. 957a58
  5. a48c6f
  6. b39f86
  7. c2b19d
  8. d1c4b5
  9. e0d8cd
  10. efebe6

Darker: #6a460e mixed with black

  1. 6a460e
  2. 5b3c0b
  3. 4d3207
  4. 3f2805
  5. 311e03
  6. 241502
  7. 180d01
  8. 0d0500
  9. 040200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #6a460e with less saturation

  1. 6a460e
  2. 674719
  3. 654822
  4. 624929
  5. 5f4a2f
  6. 5d4b35
  7. 5a4c3a
  8. 574d40
  9. 544d45
  10. 514e4a

Questions about #6a460e

What color is #6a460e?

#6a460e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Violin Brown. In RGB it is rgb(106, 70, 14), in HSL hsl(36.52, 76.67%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.51% 0.08354 72.545).

What colors go well with #6a460e?

The complementary color of #6a460e is #2a507b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #743e27 and #57500c. The triadic partners are #005c5b and #5e406f.

Is white or black text more readable on #6a460e?

White text reads better on #6a460e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and black gives 2.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6a460e a warm or cool color?

#6a460e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.084.