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#522508 color: Conker Brown

#522508 is rgb(82, 37, 8) in RGB and oklch(32.236% 0.07771 48.95) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

32.2%
0.078
49°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522508

#522508 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.91:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Conker Brown (#552200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #522508 mixed with white

  1. 522508
  2. 633921
  3. 744d38
  4. 85614f
  5. 967666
  6. a78c7e
  7. b8a297
  8. cab9b0
  9. dbd0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #522508 mixed with black

  1. 522508
  2. 461f06
  3. 3b1904
  4. 2f1303
  5. 250d02
  6. 1a0801
  7. 110401
  8. 080200
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522508 with less saturation

  1. 522508
  2. 4f270f
  3. 4d2914
  4. 4a2a19
  5. 472c1e
  6. 442d22
  7. 412f25
  8. 3e3029
  9. 3a312d
  10. 373230

Questions about #522508

What color is #522508?

#522508 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Conker Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 37, 8), in HSL hsl(23.51, 82.22%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.236% 0.07771 48.95).

What colors go well with #522508?

The complementary color of #522508 is #003a53. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #542023 and #482d00. The triadic partners are #00402c and #332b58.

Is white or black text more readable on #522508?

White text reads better on #522508: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522508 a warm or cool color?

#522508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.078.