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#501602 color: Earth Brown

#501602 is rgb(80, 22, 2) in RGB and oklch(29.364% 0.09175 38.498) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

29.4%
0.092
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501602

#501602 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.4% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.42:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, 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: #501602 mixed with white

  1. 501602
  2. 622c1b
  3. 734232
  4. 85584a
  5. 966e61
  6. a8857a
  7. b99c93
  8. cbb4ad
  9. dccdc8
  10. ede6e3

Darker: #501602 mixed with black

  1. 501602
  2. 441201
  3. 390d01
  4. 2e0901
  5. 240600
  6. 1a0300
  7. 100200
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501602 with less saturation

  1. 501602
  2. 4d1a08
  3. 4a1d0e
  4. 471f13
  5. 432217
  6. 40241b
  7. 3c261f
  8. 392822
  9. 352926
  10. 312b29

Questions about #501602

What color is #501602?

#501602 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(80, 22, 2), in HSL hsl(15.38, 95.12%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.364% 0.09175 38.498).

What colors go well with #501602?

The complementary color of #501602 is #003445. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #501223 and #462200. The triadic partners are #00391a and #242458.

Is white or black text more readable on #501602?

White text reads better on #501602: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501602 a warm or cool color?

#501602 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 29.4% and its chroma 0.092.