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#5c460c color: Mud Brown

#5c460c is rgb(92, 70, 12) in RGB and oklch(40.705% 0.07705 86.092) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

40.7%
0.077
86°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #5c460c

#5c460c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 86°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.99:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mud Brown (#60460f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #5c460c mixed with white

  1. 5c460c
  2. 6b5728
  3. 7a6840
  4. 8a7a57
  5. 9a8c6d
  6. aa9e85
  7. bbb19c
  8. cbc4b4
  9. dcd7cd
  10. eeebe6

Darker: #5c460c mixed with black

  1. 5c460c
  2. 4f3c09
  3. 423206
  4. 362804
  5. 2a1e03
  6. 1f1502
  7. 140d01
  8. 0a0500
  9. 030200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5c460c with less saturation

  1. 5c460c
  2. 5a4717
  3. 58471f
  4. 574826
  5. 55482c
  6. 534831
  7. 514936
  8. 4f493b
  9. 4d4940
  10. 4b4945

Questions about #5c460c

What color is #5c460c?

#5c460c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Mud Brown. In RGB it is rgb(92, 70, 12), in HSL hsl(43.5, 76.92%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.705% 0.07705 86.092).

What colors go well with #5c460c?

The complementary color of #5c460c is #364873. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #693d1c and #484e18. The triadic partners are #00555e and #5f3a60.

Is white or black text more readable on #5c460c?

White text reads better on #5c460c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5c460c a warm or cool color?

#5c460c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 86 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.077.