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#784e23 color: Trojan Horse Brown

#784e23 is rgb(120, 78, 35) in RGB and oklch(46.223% 0.08106 63.903) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46.2%
0.081
64°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #784e23

#784e23 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.21:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Trojan Horse Brown (#775020). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #784e23 mixed with white

  1. 784e23
  2. 855f39
  3. 936f4e
  4. a08063
  5. ad9279
  6. bba38e
  7. c8b5a4
  8. d6c7ba
  9. e4dad1
  10. f1ece8

Darker: #784e23 mixed with black

  1. 784e23
  2. 67431d
  3. 573817
  4. 482d11
  5. 39230c
  6. 2a1907
  7. 1d0f04
  8. 100701
  9. 050200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #784e23 with less saturation

  1. 784e23
  2. 754f2a
  3. 725130
  4. 6f5236
  5. 6c533c
  6. 695441
  7. 665546
  8. 63564b
  9. 5f574f
  10. 5c5854

Questions about #784e23

What color is #784e23?

#784e23 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Trojan Horse Brown. In RGB it is rgb(120, 78, 35), in HSL hsl(30.35, 54.84%, 30.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.223% 0.08106 63.903).

What colors go well with #784e23?

The complementary color of #784e23 is #2c5d83. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #80473a and #68571b. The triadic partners are #03675e and #624d7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #784e23?

White text reads better on #784e23: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #784e23 a warm or cool color?

#784e23 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.081.