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#523209 color: Kyoto House

#523209 is rgb(82, 50, 9) in RGB and oklch(34.865% 0.07002 67.238) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

34.9%
0.070
67°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #523209

#523209 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.9% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.55:1 contrast and black text 1.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kyoto House (#503000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #523209 mixed with white

  1. 523209
  2. 624423
  3. 73573a
  4. 836b51
  5. 947f68
  6. a69380
  7. b7a898
  8. c9bdb1
  9. dbd3cb
  10. ede9e5

Darker: #523209 mixed with black

  1. 523209
  2. 462a07
  3. 3b2205
  4. 2f1b03
  5. 251402
  6. 1a0d01
  7. 110701
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #523209 with less saturation

  1. 523209
  2. 503311
  3. 4e3418
  4. 4b351d
  5. 493622
  6. 473726
  7. 44382b
  8. 42382f
  9. 3f3933
  10. 3d3936

Questions about #523209

What color is #523209?

#523209 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(82, 50, 9), in HSL hsl(33.7, 80.22%, 17.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.865% 0.07002 67.238).

What colors go well with #523209?

The complementary color of #523209 is #173d5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #592c1e and #443a03. The triadic partners are #004540 and #443056.

Is white or black text more readable on #523209?

White text reads better on #523209: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and black gives 1.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #523209 a warm or cool color?

#523209 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 34.9% and its chroma 0.07.