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#52250e color: Peaty Brown

#52250e is rgb(82, 37, 14) in RGB and oklch(32.296% 0.07534 45.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

32.3%
0.075
45°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52250e

#52250e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.3% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.89:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, 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: #52250e mixed with white

  1. 52250e
  2. 633925
  3. 744d3b
  4. 856151
  5. 967668
  6. a78c80
  7. b9a298
  8. cab9b1
  9. dcd0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #52250e mixed with black

  1. 52250e
  2. 461f0b
  3. 3b1907
  4. 2f1305
  5. 250d03
  6. 1a0802
  7. 110401
  8. 080200
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52250e with less saturation

  1. 52250e
  2. 4f2713
  3. 4d2918
  4. 4a2a1c
  5. 472c20
  6. 442e23
  7. 412f27
  8. 3e302a
  9. 3a312d
  10. 373230

Questions about #52250e

What color is #52250e?

#52250e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 37, 14), in HSL hsl(20.29, 70.83%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.296% 0.07534 45.395).

What colors go well with #52250e?

The complementary color of #52250e is #003b50. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532127 and #492d00. The triadic partners are #003f2a and #302d58.

Is white or black text more readable on #52250e?

White text reads better on #52250e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52250e a warm or cool color?

#52250e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 32.3% and its chroma 0.075.