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#52220d color: Peaty Brown

#52220d is rgb(82, 34, 13) in RGB and oklch(31.745% 0.07858 42.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

31.7%
0.079
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52220d

#52220d is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.7% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.18:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaty Brown (#552211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #52220d mixed with white

  1. 52220d
  2. 633624
  3. 744b3a
  4. 855f50
  5. 967567
  6. a88a7f
  7. b9a198
  8. cab8b1
  9. dccfca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #52220d mixed with black

  1. 52220d
  2. 461c0a
  3. 3b1607
  4. 2f1105
  5. 250b03
  6. 1a0702
  7. 110301
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52220d with less saturation

  1. 52220d
  2. 4f2412
  3. 4c2617
  4. 49281b
  5. 462a1f
  6. 432c22
  7. 402d25
  8. 3d2e29
  9. 39302c
  10. 36312f

Questions about #52220d

What color is #52220d?

#52220d is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 34, 13), in HSL hsl(18.26, 72.63%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.745% 0.07858 42.414).

What colors go well with #52220d?

The complementary color of #52220d is #003a4f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531e27 and #4a2a00. The triadic partners are #003e26 and #2d2b59.

Is white or black text more readable on #52220d?

White text reads better on #52220d: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52220d a warm or cool color?

#52220d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 31.7% and its chroma 0.079.