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#50280c color: Bittersweet Chocolate

#50280c is rgb(80, 40, 12) in RGB and oklch(32.517% 0.07136 51.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

32.5%
0.071
52°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #50280c

#50280c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.73:1 contrast and black text 1.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bittersweet Chocolate (#4f2b17). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #50280c mixed with white

  1. 50280c
  2. 613b24
  3. 724f3a
  4. 836351
  5. 947868
  6. a68d7f
  7. b7a398
  8. c9b9b1
  9. dbd0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #50280c mixed with black

  1. 50280c
  2. 442109
  3. 391b06
  4. 2e1504
  5. 240f03
  6. 1a0902
  7. 100401
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #50280c with less saturation

  1. 50280c
  2. 4e2a12
  3. 4b2b17
  4. 482d1b
  5. 462e1f
  6. 432f23
  7. 403027
  8. 3d312a
  9. 3a322e
  10. 373331

Questions about #50280c

What color is #50280c?

#50280c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Bittersweet Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(80, 40, 12), in HSL hsl(24.71, 73.91%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.517% 0.07136 51.942).

What colors go well with #50280c?

The complementary color of #50280c is #003a52. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532323 and #463000. The triadic partners are #003f30 and #352c55.

Is white or black text more readable on #50280c?

White text reads better on #50280c: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50280c a warm or cool color?

#50280c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.071.