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#876e02 color: Muddy Brown

#876e02 is rgb(135, 110, 2) in RGB and oklch(54.658% 0.11132 92.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

54.7%
0.111
93°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #876e02

#876e02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.93:1 contrast and black text 4.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #876e02 mixed with white

  1. 876e02
  2. 927c2e
  3. 9e8a48
  4. aa9860
  5. b5a777
  6. c1b58d
  7. cdc4a4
  8. dad2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f2f0e8

Darker: #876e02 mixed with black

  1. 876e02
  2. 755f01
  3. 635001
  4. 514101
  5. 413300
  6. 312600
  7. 211900
  8. 130e00
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #876e02 with less saturation

  1. 876e02
  2. 856f1d
  3. 826f2c
  4. 806f38
  5. 7e7042
  6. 7c704b
  7. 797053
  8. 77705b
  9. 757162
  10. 737069

Questions about #876e02

What color is #876e02?

#876e02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(135, 110, 2), in HSL hsl(48.72, 97.08%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.658% 0.11132 92.966).

What colors go well with #876e02?

The complementary color of #876e02 is #5b6bb1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d601e and #657b28. The triadic partners are #008097 and #96568c.

Is white or black text more readable on #876e02?

White text reads better on #876e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876e02 a warm or cool color?

#876e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.111.