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#77692c color: Brazen Brass

#77692c is rgb(119, 105, 44) in RGB and oklch(52.096% 0.0825 96.464) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

52.1%
0.082
96°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • taupe-500
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #77692c

#77692c is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.47:1 contrast and black text 3.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brazen Brass (#7b6623). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #77692c mixed with white

  1. 77692c
  2. 847742
  3. 918657
  4. 9e946b
  5. aba380
  6. b9b294
  7. c6c1a9
  8. d4d0be
  9. e2e0d3
  10. f1efe9

Darker: #77692c mixed with black

  1. 77692c
  2. 675a25
  3. 574c1e
  4. 473e17
  5. 383111
  6. 2a240a
  7. 1c1805
  8. 100c02
  9. 050401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #77692c with less saturation

  1. 77692c
  2. 766934
  3. 74693b
  4. 736942
  5. 716948
  6. 706a4e
  7. 6f6a54
  8. 6d6959
  9. 6c695f
  10. 6a6964

Questions about #77692c

What color is #77692c?

#77692c is soft brown. The closest named color is Brazen Brass. In RGB it is rgb(119, 105, 44), in HSL hsl(48.8, 46.01%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.096% 0.0825 96.464).

What colors go well with #77692c?

The complementary color of #77692c is #5d6599. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #895f32 and #5d723c. The triadic partners are #207588 and #87567b.

Is white or black text more readable on #77692c?

White text reads better on #77692c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and black gives 3.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #77692c a warm or cool color?

#77692c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.082.