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#77690c color: Arousing Alligator

#77690c is rgb(119, 105, 12) in RGB and oklch(51.85% 0.10374 99.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

51.9%
0.104
100°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.81:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #77690c

#77690c is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.51:1 contrast and black text 3.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Arousing Alligator (#776600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #77690c mixed with white

  1. 77690c
  2. 84772f
  3. 908648
  4. 9d945f
  5. aba376
  6. b8b28c
  7. c6c1a3
  8. d4d0ba
  9. e2e0d0
  10. f0efe8

Darker: #77690c mixed with black

  1. 77690c
  2. 675a09
  3. 574c06
  4. 473e04
  5. 383103
  6. 2a2402
  7. 1c1801
  8. 100c00
  9. 050400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #77690c with less saturation

  1. 77690c
  2. 75691f
  3. 74692c
  4. 726936
  5. 71693e
  6. 6f6946
  7. 6e694e
  8. 6d6955
  9. 6b695b
  10. 6a6962

Questions about #77690c

What color is #77690c?

#77690c is bright brown. The closest named color is Arousing Alligator. In RGB it is rgb(119, 105, 12), in HSL hsl(52.15, 81.68%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.85% 0.10374 99.651).

What colors go well with #77690c?

The complementary color of #77690c is #5d61a3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e5c16 and #55742f. The triadic partners are #007591 and #8f4f7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #77690c?

White text reads better on #77690c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and black gives 3.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #77690c a warm or cool color?

#77690c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.104.