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#522b08 color: Bittersweet Chocolate

#522b08 is rgb(82, 43, 8) in RGB and oklch(33.396% 0.0734 57.025) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

33.4%
0.073
57°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522b08

#522b08 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.4% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast and black text 1.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bittersweet Chocolate (#4f2b17). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #522b08 mixed with white

  1. 522b08
  2. 633e22
  3. 735239
  4. 846650
  5. 957a67
  6. a68f7f
  7. b8a597
  8. c9bbb0
  9. dbd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #522b08 mixed with black

  1. 522b08
  2. 462406
  3. 3b1d04
  4. 2f1603
  5. 251002
  6. 1a0a01
  7. 110501
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522b08 with less saturation

  1. 522b08
  2. 502d10
  3. 4d2e16
  4. 4a2f1b
  5. 48301f
  6. 453224
  7. 423328
  8. 3f342b
  9. 3c352f
  10. 393533

Questions about #522b08

What color is #522b08?

#522b08 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Bittersweet Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(82, 43, 8), in HSL hsl(28.38, 82.22%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.396% 0.0734 57.025).

What colors go well with #522b08?

The complementary color of #522b08 is #003b57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #562521 and #473300. The triadic partners are #004236 and #3b2d57.

Is white or black text more readable on #522b08?

White text reads better on #522b08: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522b08 a warm or cool color?

#522b08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 33.4% and its chroma 0.073.