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#482c09 color: Stirland Mud

#482c09 is rgb(72, 44, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.096% 0.06271 67.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

32.1%
0.063
67°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #482c09

#482c09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.1% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.81:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirland Mud (#492b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #482c09 mixed with white

  1. 482c09
  2. 593f22
  3. 6a5238
  4. 7c664f
  5. 8e7a66
  6. a08f7e
  7. b2a597
  8. c5bbb0
  9. d8d1ca
  10. ebe8e4

Darker: #482c09 mixed with black

  1. 482c09
  2. 3d2507
  3. 331e05
  4. 291703
  5. 1f1102
  6. 160a01
  7. 0d0501
  8. 060200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #482c09 with less saturation

  1. 482c09
  2. 462d10
  3. 442e15
  4. 422f1a
  5. 402f1e
  6. 3e3022
  7. 3c3125
  8. 3a3129
  9. 38322c
  10. 353230

Questions about #482c09

What color is #482c09?

#482c09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(72, 44, 9), in HSL hsl(33.33, 77.78%, 15.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.096% 0.06271 67.327).

What colors go well with #482c09?

The complementary color of #482c09 is #153551. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e261b and #3c3304. The triadic partners are #003d39 and #3c2a4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #482c09?

White text reads better on #482c09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #482c09 a warm or cool color?

#482c09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 32.1% and its chroma 0.063.