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#52220e color: Peaty Brown

#52220e is rgb(82, 34, 14) in RGB and oklch(31.756% 0.07821 41.739) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

31.8%
0.078
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 #52220e

#52220e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.078 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: #52220e mixed with white

  1. 52220e
  2. 633625
  3. 744a3b
  4. 855f51
  5. 967568
  6. a88a7f
  7. b9a198
  8. cab8b1
  9. dccfca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #52220e mixed with black

  1. 52220e
  2. 461c0b
  3. 3b1607
  4. 2f1105
  5. 250b03
  6. 1a0702
  7. 110301
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52220e with less saturation

  1. 52220e
  2. 4f2413
  3. 4c2617
  4. 49281b
  5. 462a1f
  6. 432c22
  7. 402d26
  8. 3d2e29
  9. 39302c
  10. 36312f

Questions about #52220e

What color is #52220e?

#52220e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 34, 14), in HSL hsl(17.65, 70.83%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.756% 0.07821 41.739).

What colors go well with #52220e?

The complementary color of #52220e is #003a4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #521e28 and #4a2a00. The triadic partners are #003e25 and #2c2c58.

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

White text reads better on #52220e: 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 #52220e a warm or cool color?

#52220e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.078.