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#511706 color: Earth Brown

#511706 is rgb(81, 23, 6) in RGB and oklch(29.743% 0.09072 36.491) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

29.7%
0.091
36°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #511706

#511706 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.24:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, 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: #511706 mixed with white

  1. 511706
  2. 632d1e
  3. 744335
  4. 86594c
  5. 976f63
  6. a8867c
  7. ba9d95
  8. cbb5ae
  9. dccdc9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #511706 mixed with black

  1. 511706
  2. 451204
  3. 3a0e03
  4. 2f0a02
  5. 240601
  6. 1a0401
  7. 100200
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #511706 with less saturation

  1. 511706
  2. 4e1a0c
  3. 4b1e11
  4. 482015
  5. 442319
  6. 41251d
  7. 3d2720
  8. 3a2824
  9. 362a27
  10. 312c2a

Questions about #511706

What color is #511706?

#511706 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 23, 6), in HSL hsl(13.6, 86.21%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.743% 0.09072 36.491).

What colors go well with #511706?

The complementary color of #511706 is #003545. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #501426 and #492100. The triadic partners are #003a19 and #232659.

Is white or black text more readable on #511706?

White text reads better on #511706: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #511706 a warm or cool color?

#511706 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.091.