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#52260f color: Peaty Brown

#52260f is rgb(82, 38, 15) in RGB and oklch(32.493% 0.07402 46.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

32.5%
0.074
46°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52260f

#52260f is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.78:1 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: #52260f mixed with white

  1. 52260f
  2. 633a26
  3. 744e3c
  4. 856252
  5. 967769
  6. a78c80
  7. b8a298
  8. cab9b1
  9. dbd0cb
  10. ede7e5

Darker: #52260f mixed with black

  1. 52260f
  2. 46200b
  3. 3b1908
  4. 2f1305
  5. 250d03
  6. 1a0802
  7. 110401
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52260f with less saturation

  1. 52260f
  2. 4f2814
  3. 4d2a19
  4. 4a2b1d
  5. 472d20
  6. 442e24
  7. 413027
  8. 3e312b
  9. 3b322e
  10. 373331

Questions about #52260f

What color is #52260f?

#52260f is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 38, 15), in HSL hsl(20.6, 69.07%, 19.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.493% 0.07402 46.004).

What colors go well with #52260f?

The complementary color of #52260f is #003b51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #542227 and #492e00. The triadic partners are #00402b and #312d58.

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

White text reads better on #52260f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52260f a warm or cool color?

#52260f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.074.