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#79542c color: Arable Brown

#79542c is rgb(121, 84, 44) in RGB and oklch(47.709% 0.07427 66.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

47.7%
0.074
67°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #79542c

#79542c is a dusty dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.74:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Arable Brown (#7a552e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #79542c mixed with white

  1. 79542c
  2. 866441
  3. 937455
  4. a08569
  5. ae957d
  6. bba692
  7. c8b8a7
  8. d6c9bd
  9. e4dbd2
  10. f1ede9

Darker: #79542c mixed with black

  1. 79542c
  2. 684825
  3. 583c1e
  4. 483117
  5. 392611
  6. 2b1b0a
  7. 1d1105
  8. 100802
  9. 050201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #79542c with less saturation

  1. 79542c
  2. 765532
  3. 745638
  4. 71573d
  5. 6e5842
  6. 6b5947
  7. 695a4b
  8. 665b50
  9. 635b54
  10. 605c58

Questions about #79542c

What color is #79542c?

#79542c is dusty dark brown. The closest named color is Arable Brown. In RGB it is rgb(121, 84, 44), in HSL hsl(31.17, 46.67%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.709% 0.07427 66.505).

What colors go well with #79542c?

The complementary color of #79542c is #386184. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #814d3f and #695d27. The triadic partners are #1c6a63 and #67517e.

Is white or black text more readable on #79542c?

White text reads better on #79542c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79542c a warm or cool color?

#79542c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.074.