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#52230c color: Peaty Brown

#52230c is rgb(82, 35, 12) in RGB and oklch(31.911% 0.07798 44.228) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

31.9%
0.078
44°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52230c

#52230c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 44°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.09:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, 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: #52230c mixed with white

  1. 52230c
  2. 633723
  3. 744b3a
  4. 856050
  5. 967567
  6. a78b7f
  7. b9a197
  8. cab8b0
  9. dccfca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #52230c mixed with black

  1. 52230c
  2. 461d09
  3. 3b1706
  4. 2f1104
  5. 250c03
  6. 1a0702
  7. 110401
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52230c with less saturation

  1. 52230c
  2. 4f2512
  3. 4c2716
  4. 4a291b
  5. 472b1e
  6. 442c22
  7. 402e26
  8. 3d2f29
  9. 3a302c
  10. 36312f

Questions about #52230c

What color is #52230c?

#52230c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 35, 12), in HSL hsl(19.71, 74.47%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.911% 0.07798 44.228).

What colors go well with #52230c?

The complementary color of #52230c is #003a50. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531f26 and #492b00. The triadic partners are #003e28 and #2f2c58.

Is white or black text more readable on #52230c?

White text reads better on #52230c: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52230c a warm or cool color?

#52230c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 44 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.078.