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#7e550c color: Intense Brown

#7e550c is rgb(126, 85, 12) in RGB and oklch(48.259% 0.09718 74.868) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

48.3%
0.097
75°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #7e550c

#7e550c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.58:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Intense Brown (#7f5400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #7e550c mixed with white

  1. 7e550c
  2. 8b652d
  3. 977545
  4. a4865c
  5. b19673
  6. bea78a
  7. cbb8a0
  8. d8cab8
  9. e5dbcf
  10. f2ede7

Darker: #7e550c mixed with black

  1. 7e550c
  2. 6d4909
  3. 5c3d06
  4. 4c3104
  5. 3c2603
  6. 2d1c02
  7. 1f1101
  8. 110800
  9. 050200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #7e550c with less saturation

  1. 7e550c
  2. 7b561c
  3. 785727
  4. 755930
  5. 725a38
  6. 6f5b3f
  7. 6c5b46
  8. 685c4c
  9. 655d52
  10. 625e58

Questions about #7e550c

What color is #7e550c?

#7e550c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Intense Brown. In RGB it is rgb(126, 85, 12), in HSL hsl(38.42, 82.61%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.259% 0.09718 74.868).

What colors go well with #7e550c?

The complementary color of #7e550c is #366094. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4b2c and #67610d. The triadic partners are #006f6f and #734c84.

Is white or black text more readable on #7e550c?

White text reads better on #7e550c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7e550c a warm or cool color?

#7e550c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.097.