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#c2642e color: Dwarven Bronze

#c2642e is rgb(194, 100, 46) in RGB and oklch(60.493% 0.13746 47.715) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

60.5%
0.137
48°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-700
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #c2642e

#c2642e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dwarven Bronze (#bf652e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #c2642e mixed with white

  1. c2642e
  2. ca7446
  3. d1845c
  4. d89370
  5. dea284
  6. e4b299
  7. eac1ad
  8. f0d0c1
  9. f5e0d6
  10. faefea

Darker: #c2642e mixed with black

  1. c2642e
  2. a85627
  3. 8f481f
  4. 773b18
  5. 602e12
  6. 49220b
  7. 341606
  8. 200b02
  9. 0e0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #c2642e with less saturation

  1. c2642e
  2. bc683a
  3. b76c44
  4. b16f4d
  5. aa7256
  6. a4755e
  7. 9e7865
  8. 977b6d
  9. 907d74
  10. 897f7b

Questions about #c2642e

What color is #c2642e?

#c2642e is bright brown. The closest named color is Dwarven Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(194, 100, 46), in HSL hsl(21.89, 61.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.493% 0.13746 47.715).

What colors go well with #c2642e?

The complementary color of #c2642e is #0090c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c65b62 and #ae7500. The triadic partners are #009b71 and #7e72cf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c2642e?

White text reads better on #c2642e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and black gives 5.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c2642e a warm or cool color?

#c2642e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.137.