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#7E4E38

#7e4e38 ≈ Coffee

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#7e4e38 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 30.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.1% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 18.86°, with 38.46% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coffee (#6f4e37), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1017

Complementary

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #38687e

Split complementary

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #387e71
  3. #38457e

Analogous

  1. #7e3845
  2. #7e4e38
  3. #7e7138

Triadic

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #387e4e
  3. #4e387e

Tetradic

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #687e38
  3. #38687e
  4. #4e387e

Square

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #457e38
  3. #38687e
  4. #71387e

Monochromatic

  1. #140c09
  2. #492d20
  3. #7e4e38
  4. #b26f51
  5. #c99b86

Shades

#7e4e38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #714632
  3. #653e2d
  4. #583727
  5. #4c2f22
  6. #3f271c
  7. #321f16
  8. #261711
  9. #19100b
  10. #0d0806
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e4e38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #8b604c
  3. #987160
  4. #a58374
  5. #b29588
  6. #bfa79c
  7. #cbb8af
  8. #d8cac3
  9. #e5dcd7
  10. #f2edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e4e38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e4e38
  2. #7e533f
  3. #7e5846
  4. #7f5d4e
  5. #7f6255
  6. #7f675c
  7. #7f6c63
  8. #7f716a
  9. #807672
  10. #807b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a554e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5436 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #665e38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #894648 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705838 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #854942 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e4e38 {
  color: #7e4e38;
}
Background
.bg-7e4e38 {
  background-color: #7e4e38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e4e38 {
  border: 2px solid #7e4e38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e4e38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 78 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 38% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e4e38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e4e38, #7e7138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e4e38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 78 56 / 0.35);
}

#6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 5.14 #80461b Russet ΔE 6.77 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.59 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.36 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.55 #704214 Sepia ΔE 8.98 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.25 #81b1c7 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Coffee
#7e4e38  rgb(126, 78, 56)  hsl(19, 38%, 36%)  Coffee
#38687e  rgb(56, 104, 126)  hsl(199, 38%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#387e4e  rgb(56, 126, 78)  hsl(139, 38%, 36%)  Sea Green
#4e387e  rgb(78, 56, 126)  hsl(259, 38%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue