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#522010 color: Peaty Brown

#522010 is rgb(82, 32, 16) in RGB and oklch(31.437% 0.07956 38.052) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

31.4%
0.080
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522010

#522010 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.4% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.35:1 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: #522010 mixed with white

  1. 522010
  2. 633426
  3. 74493b
  4. 855e52
  5. 977368
  6. a88980
  7. b9a098
  8. cab7b1
  9. dccfca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #522010 mixed with black

  1. 522010
  2. 461a0c
  3. 3b1509
  4. 2f0f06
  5. 250a04
  6. 1a0602
  7. 110301
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522010 with less saturation

  1. 522010
  2. 4f2214
  3. 4c2518
  4. 49271c
  5. 46291f
  6. 432a23
  7. 402c26
  8. 3c2d29
  9. 392f2c
  10. 35302e

Questions about #522010

What color is #522010?

#522010 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 32, 16), in HSL hsl(14.55, 67.35%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.437% 0.07956 38.052).

What colors go well with #522010?

The complementary color of #522010 is #003a4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #521d2a and #4b2800. The triadic partners are #003d21 and #292c59.

Is white or black text more readable on #522010?

White text reads better on #522010: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522010 a warm or cool color?

#522010 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 31.4% and its chroma 0.08.