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#501101 color: Earth Brown

#501101 is rgb(80, 17, 1) in RGB and oklch(28.713% 0.09682 35.845) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

28.7%
0.097
36°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501101

#501101 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.7% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.77:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Brown (#4f1507). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #501101 mixed with white

  1. 501101
  2. 62291a
  3. 743f31
  4. 855548
  5. 976c60
  6. a88379
  7. ba9b93
  8. cbb3ad
  9. dcccc8
  10. eee5e3

Darker: #501101 mixed with black

  1. 501101
  2. 440d01
  3. 390901
  4. 2e0600
  5. 240400
  6. 1a0200
  7. 100100
  8. 070000
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501101 with less saturation

  1. 501101
  2. 4d1506
  3. 4a190c
  4. 461c11
  5. 431f15
  6. 3f2119
  7. 3b241d
  8. 382621
  9. 342724
  10. 2f2927

Questions about #501101

What color is #501101?

#501101 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(80, 17, 1), in HSL hsl(12.15, 97.53%, 15.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.713% 0.09682 35.845).

What colors go well with #501101?

The complementary color of #501101 is #003241. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f0d23 and #451f00. The triadic partners are #003714 and #1f2359.

Is white or black text more readable on #501101?

White text reads better on #501101: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501101 a warm or cool color?

#501101 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 28.7% and its chroma 0.097.