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#875e2e color: Treacle

#875e2e is rgb(135, 94, 46) in RGB and oklch(51.54% 0.08351 68.336) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

51.5%
0.084
68°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #875e2e

#875e2e is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.72:1 contrast and black text 3.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Treacle (#885d2d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #875e2e mixed with white

  1. 875e2e
  2. 936d43
  3. 9f7d58
  4. ab8c6c
  5. b79c80
  6. c3ac95
  7. cfbca9
  8. dbcdbe
  9. e7ddd4
  10. f3eee9

Darker: #875e2e mixed with black

  1. 875e2e
  2. 755127
  3. 63441f
  4. 513718
  5. 412b12
  6. 311f0b
  7. 211406
  8. 130a02
  9. 060301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #875e2e with less saturation

  1. 875e2e
  2. 845f35
  3. 81603c
  4. 7e6142
  5. 7b6348
  6. 78634e
  7. 756453
  8. 726558
  9. 6e665e
  10. 6b6763

Questions about #875e2e

What color is #875e2e?

#875e2e is soft brown. The closest named color is Treacle. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 46), in HSL hsl(32.36, 49.17%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.54% 0.08351 68.336).

What colors go well with #875e2e?

The complementary color of #875e2e is #3f6b95. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #915643 and #74682a. The triadic partners are #177771 and #755a8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #875e2e?

White text reads better on #875e2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and black gives 3.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875e2e a warm or cool color?

#875e2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.084.