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#885e45 color: Cocoa

#885e45 is rgb(136, 94, 69) in RGB and oklch(52.038% 0.06653 51.53) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

52%
0.067
52°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • taupe-500
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #885e45

#885e45 is a dusty brown color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.62:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cocoa (#875f42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #885e45 mixed with white

  1. 885e45
  2. 946d56
  3. a07c68
  4. ac8c7a
  5. b79c8c
  6. c3ac9e
  7. cfbcb1
  8. dbccc4
  9. e7ddd7
  10. f3eeeb

Darker: #885e45 mixed with black

  1. 885e45
  2. 75513b
  3. 634431
  4. 523727
  5. 412b1e
  6. 311f15
  7. 22140c
  8. 130a05
  9. 060302
  10. 010000

Calmer: #885e45 with less saturation

  1. 885e45
  2. 855f49
  3. 82614d
  4. 7f6251
  5. 7c6354
  6. 796458
  7. 76655b
  8. 73665f
  9. 706762
  10. 6c6866

Questions about #885e45

What color is #885e45?

#885e45 is dusty brown. The closest named color is Cocoa. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 69), in HSL hsl(22.39, 32.68%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.038% 0.06653 51.53).

What colors go well with #885e45?

The complementary color of #885e45 is #3e7089. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c5a58 and #7c653b. The triadic partners are #3d7664 and #69628d.

Is white or black text more readable on #885e45?

White text reads better on #885e45: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885e45 a warm or cool color?

#885e45 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.067.