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#984601 color: Roux

#984601 is rgb(152, 70, 1) in RGB and oklch(49.158% 0.12867 50.44) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

49.2%
0.129
50°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #984601

#984601 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.54:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Roux (#994400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #984601 mixed with white

  1. 984601
  2. a45929
  3. af6b43
  4. ba7d5a
  5. c48f71
  6. cfa188
  7. d9b49f
  8. e3c6b7
  9. ecd9cf
  10. f6ece7

Darker: #984601 mixed with black

  1. 984601
  2. 843c01
  3. 703201
  4. 5c2800
  5. 4a1e00
  6. 381500
  7. 270d00
  8. 170500
  9. 080200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #984601 with less saturation

  1. 984601
  2. 934a17
  3. 8e4d24
  4. 89502e
  5. 845337
  6. 7f563f
  7. 795946
  8. 735b4d
  9. 6d5d54
  10. 675f5a

Questions about #984601

What color is #984601?

#984601 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Roux. In RGB it is rgb(152, 70, 1), in HSL hsl(27.42, 98.69%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.158% 0.12867 50.44).

What colors go well with #984601?

The complementary color of #984601 is #006b98. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d3c41 and #845700. The triadic partners are #007657 and #6251a4.

Is white or black text more readable on #984601?

White text reads better on #984601: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #984601 a warm or cool color?

#984601 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.129.