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#52260e color: Peaty Brown

#52260e is rgb(82, 38, 14) in RGB and oklch(32.482% 0.07445 46.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

32.5%
0.074
47°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52260e

#52260e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 47°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.79:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, 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: #52260e mixed with white

  1. 52260e
  2. 633a25
  3. 744e3b
  4. 856251
  5. 967768
  6. a78c80
  7. b8a298
  8. cab9b1
  9. dbd0ca
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #52260e mixed with black

  1. 52260e
  2. 46200b
  3. 3b1907
  4. 2f1305
  5. 250d03
  6. 1a0802
  7. 110401
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52260e with less saturation

  1. 52260e
  2. 4f2813
  3. 4d2a18
  4. 4a2b1c
  5. 472d20
  6. 442e24
  7. 412f27
  8. 3e312a
  9. 3b322e
  10. 373331

Questions about #52260e

What color is #52260e?

#52260e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 38, 14), in HSL hsl(21.18, 70.83%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.482% 0.07445 46.694).

What colors go well with #52260e?

The complementary color of #52260e is #003b51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #542226 and #492e00. The triadic partners are #00402c and #322d58.

Is white or black text more readable on #52260e?

White text reads better on #52260e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52260e a warm or cool color?

#52260e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 47 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.074.