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#52230f color: Peaty Brown

#52230f is rgb(82, 35, 15) in RGB and oklch(31.945% 0.07684 42.213) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

31.9%
0.077
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.61:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52230f

#52230f is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.08:1 contrast and black text 1.61:1, 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: #52230f mixed with white

  1. 52230f
  2. 633725
  3. 744b3b
  4. 856051
  5. 967568
  6. a78b80
  7. b9a198
  8. cab8b1
  9. dccfca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #52230f mixed with black

  1. 52230f
  2. 461d0b
  3. 3b1708
  4. 2f1105
  5. 250c03
  6. 1a0702
  7. 110401
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52230f with less saturation

  1. 52230f
  2. 4f2514
  3. 4c2718
  4. 4a291c
  5. 472b20
  6. 442c23
  7. 402e26
  8. 3d2f2a
  9. 3a302d
  10. 363130

Questions about #52230f

What color is #52230f?

#52230f is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 35, 15), in HSL hsl(17.91, 69.07%, 19.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.945% 0.07684 42.213).

What colors go well with #52230f?

The complementary color of #52230f is #003a4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531f28 and #4a2b00. The triadic partners are #003e26 and #2d2c58.

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

White text reads better on #52230f: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and black gives 1.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52230f a warm or cool color?

#52230f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.077.