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#522c08 color: Kyoto House

#522c08 is rgb(82, 44, 8) in RGB and oklch(33.598% 0.07284 58.478) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

33.6%
0.073
58°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522c08

#522c08 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.19:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, 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: #522c08 mixed with white

  1. 522c08
  2. 633f22
  3. 735239
  4. 846650
  5. 957b67
  6. a6907f
  7. b8a597
  8. c9bbb0
  9. dbd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #522c08 mixed with black

  1. 522c08
  2. 462506
  3. 3b1e04
  4. 2f1703
  5. 251102
  6. 1a0a01
  7. 110501
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522c08 with less saturation

  1. 522c08
  2. 502d10
  3. 4d2f16
  4. 4b301b
  5. 483120
  6. 453224
  7. 433328
  8. 40342c
  9. 3d3530
  10. 3a3633

Questions about #522c08

What color is #522c08?

#522c08 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(82, 44, 8), in HSL hsl(29.19, 82.22%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.598% 0.07284 58.478).

What colors go well with #522c08?

The complementary color of #522c08 is #033b58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #572621 and #463400. The triadic partners are #004337 and #3c2d57.

Is white or black text more readable on #522c08?

White text reads better on #522c08: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522c08 a warm or cool color?

#522c08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.073.