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#77421a color: Walnut

#77421a is rgb(119, 66, 26) in RGB and oklch(43.621% 0.09042 54.335) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

43.6%
0.090
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #77421a

#77421a is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.14:1 contrast and black text 2.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Walnut (#773f1a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #77421a mixed with white

  1. 77421a
  2. 855432
  3. 926648
  4. a0785e
  5. ae8a73
  6. bb9d8a
  7. c9b0a0
  8. d6c3b7
  9. e4d7cf
  10. f1ebe7

Darker: #77421a mixed with black

  1. 77421a
  2. 673815
  3. 572f10
  4. 47250c
  5. 381c07
  6. 2a1404
  7. 1c0b02
  8. 100501
  9. 050100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #77421a with less saturation

  1. 77421a
  2. 744422
  3. 704629
  4. 6d482f
  5. 694934
  6. 654b3a
  7. 624c3f
  8. 5e4e44
  9. 5a4f48
  10. 56504d

Questions about #77421a

What color is #77421a?

#77421a is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Walnut. In RGB it is rgb(119, 66, 26), in HSL hsl(25.81, 64.14%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.621% 0.09042 54.335).

What colors go well with #77421a?

The complementary color of #77421a is #03597b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c3b38 and #694c00. The triadic partners are #00614e and #55467e.

Is white or black text more readable on #77421a?

White text reads better on #77421a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #77421a a warm or cool color?

#77421a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 43.6% and its chroma 0.09.