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#6e2002 color: Centipede Brown

#6e2002 is rgb(110, 32, 2) in RGB and oklch(36.441% 0.11627 38.316) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

36.4%
0.116
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • orange-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #6e2002

#6e2002 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 36.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.23:1 contrast and black text 1.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Centipede Brown (#6d2400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #6e2002 mixed with white

  1. 6e2002
  2. 7e3720
  3. 8d4d38
  4. 9c624f
  5. ab7767
  6. b98d7f
  7. c8a398
  8. d6bab1
  9. e4d0ca
  10. f1e8e4

Darker: #6e2002 mixed with black

  1. 6e2002
  2. 5f1a01
  3. 501501
  4. 410f01
  5. 330a00
  6. 260600
  7. 190300
  8. 0e0100
  9. 040000
  10. 010000

Calmer: #6e2002 with less saturation

  1. 6e2002
  2. 6a250d
  3. 662915
  4. 612d1c
  5. 5d3022
  6. 583327
  7. 54362c
  8. 4f3831
  9. 4a3a35
  10. 443c3a

Questions about #6e2002

What color is #6e2002?

#6e2002 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Centipede Brown. In RGB it is rgb(110, 32, 2), in HSL hsl(16.67, 96.43%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.441% 0.11627 38.316).

What colors go well with #6e2002?

The complementary color of #6e2002 is #00485c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d1b32 and #5f3100. The triadic partners are #004f26 and #333479.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e2002?

White text reads better on #6e2002: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and black gives 1.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e2002 a warm or cool color?

#6e2002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 36.4% and its chroma 0.116.