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#78682c color: Brazen Brass

#78682c is rgb(120, 104, 44) in RGB and oklch(51.972% 0.0818 94.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

52%
0.082
94°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • taupe-500
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.82:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #78682c

#78682c is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast and black text 3.82:1, 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: #78682c mixed with white

  1. 78682c
  2. 857642
  3. 918557
  4. 9e936b
  5. aca280
  6. b9b194
  7. c7c0a9
  8. d5d0be
  9. e3dfd3
  10. f1efe9

Darker: #78682c mixed with black

  1. 78682c
  2. 675925
  3. 574b1e
  4. 483e17
  5. 393011
  6. 2a240a
  7. 1d1805
  8. 100c02
  9. 050401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #78682c with less saturation

  1. 78682c
  2. 766834
  3. 75683b
  4. 736942
  5. 726948
  6. 70694e
  7. 6f6954
  8. 6d6959
  9. 6c695e
  10. 6a6964

Questions about #78682c

What color is #78682c?

#78682c is soft brown. The closest named color is Brazen Brass. In RGB it is rgb(120, 104, 44), in HSL hsl(47.37, 46.34%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.972% 0.0818 94.445).

What colors go well with #78682c?

The complementary color of #78682c is #5b6598. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #895e33 and #5f713a. The triadic partners are #1f7586 and #86567c.

Is white or black text more readable on #78682c?

White text reads better on #78682c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and black gives 3.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78682c a warm or cool color?

#78682c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.082.