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#875e2f color: Treacle

#875e2f is rgb(135, 94, 47) in RGB and oklch(51.553% 0.08274 67.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

51.6%
0.083
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 #875e2f

#875e2f is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.6% lightness, 0.083 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: #875e2f mixed with white

  1. 875e2f
  2. 936d44
  3. 9f7d58
  4. ab8c6c
  5. b79c81
  6. c3ac95
  7. cfbcaa
  8. dbcdbe
  9. e7ddd4
  10. f3eee9

Darker: #875e2f mixed with black

  1. 875e2f
  2. 755127
  3. 634420
  4. 513719
  5. 412b12
  6. 311f0c
  7. 211406
  8. 130a03
  9. 060301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #875e2f with less saturation

  1. 875e2f
  2. 845f36
  3. 81603d
  4. 7e6143
  5. 7b6349
  6. 78634e
  7. 756454
  8. 726559
  9. 6e665e
  10. 6b6763

Questions about #875e2f

What color is #875e2f?

#875e2f is soft brown. The closest named color is Treacle. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 47), in HSL hsl(32.05, 48.35%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.553% 0.08274 67.851).

What colors go well with #875e2f?

The complementary color of #875e2f is #3f6b95. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #905644 and #74682a. The triadic partners are #1a7770 and #755a8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #875e2f?

White text reads better on #875e2f: 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 #875e2f a warm or cool color?

#875e2f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 51.6% and its chroma 0.083.