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#876e09 color: Muddy Brown

#876e09 is rgb(135, 110, 9) in RGB and oklch(54.68% 0.10929 92.592) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

54.7%
0.109
93°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #876e09

#876e09 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.92:1 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: #876e09 mixed with white

  1. 876e09
  2. 927c30
  3. 9e8a4a
  4. aa9861
  5. b5a778
  6. c1b58e
  7. cdc4a4
  8. dad2bb
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f2f0e8

Darker: #876e09 mixed with black

  1. 876e09
  2. 755f07
  3. 635005
  4. 514103
  5. 413302
  6. 312601
  7. 211901
  8. 130e00
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #876e09 with less saturation

  1. 876e09
  2. 856f20
  3. 826f2e
  4. 806f39
  5. 7e7043
  6. 7c704b
  7. 797053
  8. 77705b
  9. 757162
  10. 73716a

Questions about #876e09

What color is #876e09?

#876e09 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(135, 110, 9), in HSL hsl(48.1, 87.5%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.68% 0.10929 92.592).

What colors go well with #876e09?

The complementary color of #876e09 is #5b6bb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d6021 and #657a2a. The triadic partners are #008096 and #96578c.

Is white or black text more readable on #876e09?

White text reads better on #876e09: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876e09 a warm or cool color?

#876e09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.109.