Skip to the color picker

#774e2c color: Chocolate Bells

#774e2c is rgb(119, 78, 44) in RGB and oklch(46.215% 0.07366 59.165) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

27°
100%

46.2%
0.074
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #774e2c

#774e2c is a dusty dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.22:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bells (#775130). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #774e2c mixed with white

  1. 774e2c
  2. 845e40
  3. 926f54
  4. 9f8068
  5. ad917d
  6. baa392
  7. c8b5a7
  8. d6c7bc
  9. e3d9d2
  10. f1ece8

Darker: #774e2c mixed with black

  1. 774e2c
  2. 674325
  3. 57381e
  4. 472d17
  5. 382311
  6. 2a190a
  7. 1c0f05
  8. 100702
  9. 050201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #774e2c with less saturation

  1. 774e2c
  2. 744f31
  3. 715136
  4. 6e523b
  5. 6c5340
  6. 695444
  7. 655548
  8. 62564d
  9. 5f5751
  10. 5c5855

Questions about #774e2c

What color is #774e2c?

#774e2c is dusty dark brown. The closest named color is Chocolate Bells. In RGB it is rgb(119, 78, 44), in HSL hsl(27.2, 46.01%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.215% 0.07366 59.165).

What colors go well with #774e2c?

The complementary color of #774e2c is #2d5e7d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d4840 and #695623. The triadic partners are #1c6659 and #5e4f7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #774e2c?

White text reads better on #774e2c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #774e2c a warm or cool color?

#774e2c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.074.