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#512012 color: Peaty Brown

#512012 is rgb(81, 32, 18) in RGB and oklch(31.289% 0.07757 36.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

31.3%
0.078
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #512012

#512012 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.3% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.42:1 contrast and black text 1.57:1, 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: #512012 mixed with white

  1. 512012
  2. 623427
  3. 73493d
  4. 855e53
  5. 967369
  6. a78981
  7. b9a099
  8. cab7b1
  9. dccfcb
  10. ede7e5

Darker: #512012 mixed with black

  1. 512012
  2. 451a0e
  3. 3a150a
  4. 2f0f07
  5. 240a04
  6. 1a0602
  7. 100301
  8. 070101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #512012 with less saturation

  1. 512012
  2. 4e2216
  3. 4b2519
  4. 48261d
  5. 452820
  6. 422a23
  7. 3f2c26
  8. 3c2d29
  9. 382e2c
  10. 35302e

Questions about #512012

What color is #512012?

#512012 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 32, 18), in HSL hsl(13.33, 63.64%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.289% 0.07757 36.725).

What colors go well with #512012?

The complementary color of #512012 is #00394a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #501d2a and #4a2700. The triadic partners are #003c20 and #282c58.

Is white or black text more readable on #512012?

White text reads better on #512012: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #512012 a warm or cool color?

#512012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 31.3% and its chroma 0.078.