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#521606 color: Earth Brown

#521606 is rgb(82, 22, 6) in RGB and oklch(29.801% 0.09293 35.567) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

29.8%
0.093
36°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #521606

#521606 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.8% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.23:1 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: #521606 mixed with white

  1. 521606
  2. 642d1e
  3. 754235
  4. 87584c
  5. 986f63
  6. a9857c
  7. ba9d95
  8. cbb5ae
  9. ddcdc9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #521606 mixed with black

  1. 521606
  2. 461204
  3. 3b0d03
  4. 2f0902
  5. 250601
  6. 1a0301
  7. 110200
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #521606 with less saturation

  1. 521606
  2. 4f1a0c
  3. 4c1d11
  4. 482015
  5. 452219
  6. 41251d
  7. 3e2720
  8. 3a2824
  9. 362a27
  10. 322c2a

Questions about #521606

What color is #521606?

#521606 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 22, 6), in HSL hsl(12.63, 86.36%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.801% 0.09293 35.567).

What colors go well with #521606?

The complementary color of #521606 is #003544. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #511326 and #492100. The triadic partners are #003a17 and #22265b.

Is white or black text more readable on #521606?

White text reads better on #521606: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #521606 a warm or cool color?

#521606 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 29.8% and its chroma 0.093.