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#786b26 color: Tarnished Brass

#786b26 is rgb(120, 107, 38) in RGB and oklch(52.592% 0.0897 98.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52.6%
0.090
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #786b26

#786b26 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.34:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tarnished Brass (#7f6c24). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #786b26 mixed with white

  1. 786b26
  2. 85793e
  3. 918754
  4. 9e9669
  5. aca47e
  6. b9b393
  7. c7c2a8
  8. d4d1bd
  9. e2e0d3
  10. f1efe9

Darker: #786b26 mixed with black

  1. 786b26
  2. 675c20
  3. 574e19
  4. 483f13
  5. 39320d
  6. 2a2508
  7. 1d1804
  8. 100d02
  9. 050401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #786b26 with less saturation

  1. 786b26
  2. 776b30
  3. 756b38
  4. 746b40
  5. 726b47
  6. 716b4d
  7. 706b53
  8. 6e6b59
  9. 6d6b5f
  10. 6c6b65

Questions about #786b26

What color is #786b26?

#786b26 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tarnished Brass. In RGB it is rgb(120, 107, 38), in HSL hsl(50.49, 51.9%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.592% 0.0897 98.542).

What colors go well with #786b26?

The complementary color of #786b26 is #5f659e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c602b and #5b753a. The triadic partners are #14778d and #8c557c.

Is white or black text more readable on #786b26?

White text reads better on #786b26: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786b26 a warm or cool color?

#786b26 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.09.