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#502012 color: Peaty Brown

#502012 is rgb(80, 32, 18) in RGB and oklch(31.113% 0.07626 36.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

31.1%
0.076
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #502012

#502012 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.1% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.49:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaty Brown (#552211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #502012 mixed with white

  1. 502012
  2. 613427
  3. 73493d
  4. 845e53
  5. 957369
  6. a78981
  7. b8a099
  8. cab7b1
  9. dbcecb
  10. ede7e5

Darker: #502012 mixed with black

  1. 502012
  2. 441a0e
  3. 39150a
  4. 2e0f07
  5. 240a04
  6. 1a0602
  7. 100301
  8. 070101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #502012 with less saturation

  1. 502012
  2. 4d2216
  3. 4a2419
  4. 48261d
  5. 452820
  6. 422a23
  7. 3e2b26
  8. 3b2d28
  9. 382e2b
  10. 342f2e

Questions about #502012

What color is #502012?

#502012 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(80, 32, 18), in HSL hsl(13.55, 63.27%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.113% 0.07626 36.987).

What colors go well with #502012?

The complementary color of #502012 is #003949. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f1d2a and #492700. The triadic partners are #003c20 and #272b56.

Is white or black text more readable on #502012?

White text reads better on #502012: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #502012 a warm or cool color?

#502012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 31.1% and its chroma 0.076.