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#78690c color: Arousing Alligator

#78690c is rgb(120, 105, 12) in RGB and oklch(51.955% 0.10373 98.92) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

52%
0.104
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.82:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #78690c

#78690c is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.49:1 contrast and black text 3.82:1, 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: #78690c mixed with white

  1. 78690c
  2. 85772f
  3. 918648
  4. 9e9460
  5. aba376
  6. b9b28c
  7. c7c1a3
  8. d4d0ba
  9. e2e0d0
  10. f1efe8

Darker: #78690c mixed with black

  1. 78690c
  2. 675a09
  3. 574c06
  4. 483e04
  5. 393103
  6. 2a2402
  7. 1d1801
  8. 100c00
  9. 050400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #78690c with less saturation

  1. 78690c
  2. 76691f
  3. 75692c
  4. 736936
  5. 726a3e
  6. 706a46
  7. 6f694e
  8. 6d6955
  9. 6c695c
  10. 6a6962

Questions about #78690c

What color is #78690c?

#78690c is bright brown. The closest named color is Arousing Alligator. In RGB it is rgb(120, 105, 12), in HSL hsl(51.67, 81.82%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.955% 0.10373 98.92).

What colors go well with #78690c?

The complementary color of #78690c is #5c61a3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8f5c17 and #56742e. The triadic partners are #007691 and #8f4f7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #78690c?

White text reads better on #78690c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and black gives 3.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78690c a warm or cool color?

#78690c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.104.