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#522a02 color: Kyoto House

#522a02 is rgb(82, 42, 2) in RGB and oklch(33.144% 0.07691 58.648) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

33.1%
0.077
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522a02

#522a02 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.1% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.42:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kyoto House (#503000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #522a02 mixed with white

  1. 522a02
  2. 633d1e
  3. 735136
  4. 84654d
  5. 957a65
  6. a78f7d
  7. b8a496
  8. c9baaf
  9. dbd1c9
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #522a02 mixed with black

  1. 522a02
  2. 462301
  3. 3b1c01
  4. 2f1601
  5. 251000
  6. 1a0a00
  7. 110500
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522a02 with less saturation

  1. 522a02
  2. 4f2c0b
  3. 4d2d12
  4. 4a2e18
  5. 48301d
  6. 453122
  7. 423226
  8. 3f332a
  9. 3c342e
  10. 393532

Questions about #522a02

What color is #522a02?

#522a02 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(82, 42, 2), in HSL hsl(30, 95.24%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.144% 0.07691 58.648).

What colors go well with #522a02?

The complementary color of #522a02 is #003a58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #57241e and #463300. The triadic partners are #004236 and #3b2c58.

Is white or black text more readable on #522a02?

White text reads better on #522a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522a02 a warm or cool color?

#522a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 33.1% and its chroma 0.077.