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#74692e color: Brazen Brass

#74692e is rgb(116, 105, 46) in RGB and oklch(51.814% 0.08025 98.881) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

51.8%
0.080
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-600
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.80:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #74692e

#74692e is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.52:1 contrast and black text 3.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brazen Brass (#7b6623). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-600.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #74692e mixed with white

  1. 74692e
  2. 817743
  3. 8e8558
  4. 9b946c
  5. a9a380
  6. b7b295
  7. c5c1aa
  8. d3d0be
  9. e2e0d4
  10. f0efe9

Darker: #74692e mixed with black

  1. 74692e
  2. 645a27
  3. 544c1f
  4. 453e18
  5. 373112
  6. 29240b
  7. 1b1806
  8. 0f0c02
  9. 050401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #74692e with less saturation

  1. 74692e
  2. 736936
  3. 72693c
  4. 706943
  5. 6f6949
  6. 6e694e
  7. 6d6954
  8. 6c6959
  9. 6a695e
  10. 696863

Questions about #74692e

What color is #74692e?

#74692e is soft brown. The closest named color is Brazen Brass. In RGB it is rgb(116, 105, 46), in HSL hsl(50.57, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.814% 0.08025 98.881).

What colors go well with #74692e?

The complementary color of #74692e is #5e6396. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #865f32 and #5a713e. The triadic partners are #257388 and #875678.

Is white or black text more readable on #74692e?

White text reads better on #74692e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and black gives 3.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #74692e a warm or cool color?

#74692e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.08.