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#786a2e color: Brazen Brass

#786a2e is rgb(120, 106, 46) in RGB and oklch(52.452% 0.08159 96.304) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

52.5%
0.082
96°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • taupe-500
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #786a2e

#786a2e is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.39:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, 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: #786a2e mixed with white

  1. 786a2e
  2. 857844
  3. 918658
  4. 9e956c
  5. aca381
  6. b9b295
  7. c7c1aa
  8. d5d0bf
  9. e3e0d4
  10. f1efe9

Darker: #786a2e mixed with black

  1. 786a2e
  2. 675b27
  3. 574d1f
  4. 483f18
  5. 393112
  6. 2a240b
  7. 1d1806
  8. 100d02
  9. 050401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #786a2e with less saturation

  1. 786a2e
  2. 776a36
  3. 756a3d
  4. 746a44
  5. 726a4a
  6. 716b50
  7. 706b55
  8. 6e6a5b
  9. 6d6a60
  10. 6b6a65

Questions about #786a2e

What color is #786a2e?

#786a2e is soft brown. The closest named color is Brazen Brass. In RGB it is rgb(120, 106, 46), in HSL hsl(48.65, 44.58%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.452% 0.08159 96.304).

What colors go well with #786a2e?

The complementary color of #786a2e is #5e6699. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a6033 and #5e733d. The triadic partners are #237688 and #88587c.

Is white or black text more readable on #786a2e?

White text reads better on #786a2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786a2e a warm or cool color?

#786a2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.082.