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#7f550c color: Intense Brown

#7f550c is rgb(127, 85, 12) in RGB and oklch(48.387% 0.09779 74.157) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

48.4%
0.098
74°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #7f550c

#7f550c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, 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: #7f550c mixed with white

  1. 7f550c
  2. 8c652d
  3. 987545
  4. a5865c
  5. b29773
  6. bea78a
  7. cbb9a1
  8. d8cab8
  9. e5dbcf
  10. f2ede7

Darker: #7f550c mixed with black

  1. 7f550c
  2. 6e4909
  3. 5d3d06
  4. 4c3104
  5. 3c2603
  6. 2d1c02
  7. 1f1101
  8. 110800
  9. 060200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #7f550c with less saturation

  1. 7f550c
  2. 7c561c
  3. 795827
  4. 765930
  5. 735a38
  6. 6f5b3f
  7. 6c5c46
  8. 695d4d
  9. 655d53
  10. 625e59

Questions about #7f550c

What color is #7f550c?

#7f550c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Intense Brown. In RGB it is rgb(127, 85, 12), in HSL hsl(38.09, 82.73%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.387% 0.09779 74.157).

What colors go well with #7f550c?

The complementary color of #7f550c is #356095. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4b2d and #68610c. The triadic partners are #006f6f and #734d85.

Is white or black text more readable on #7f550c?

White text reads better on #7f550c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7f550c a warm or cool color?

#7f550c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.098.