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#512e08 color: Kyoto House

#512e08 is rgb(81, 46, 8) in RGB and oklch(33.857% 0.0709 62.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

33.9%
0.071
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #512e08

#512e08 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.04:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kyoto House (#503000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #512e08 mixed with white

  1. 512e08
  2. 614122
  3. 725439
  4. 836850
  5. 947c67
  6. a5917f
  7. b7a698
  8. c9bcb1
  9. dbd2ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #512e08 mixed with black

  1. 512e08
  2. 452706
  3. 3a1f04
  4. 2f1803
  5. 241202
  6. 1a0b01
  7. 100601
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #512e08 with less saturation

  1. 512e08
  2. 4f2f10
  3. 4c3016
  4. 4a321b
  5. 473320
  6. 453424
  7. 423428
  8. 40352c
  9. 3d3630
  10. 3a3734

Questions about #512e08

What color is #512e08?

#512e08 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(81, 46, 8), in HSL hsl(31.23, 82.02%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.857% 0.0709 62.325).

What colors go well with #512e08?

The complementary color of #512e08 is #0d3b59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #56281f and #453600. The triadic partners are #00433b and #3f2e56.

Is white or black text more readable on #512e08?

White text reads better on #512e08: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #512e08 a warm or cool color?

#512e08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.071.