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#523311 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#523311 is rgb(82, 51, 17) in RGB and oklch(35.155% 0.06516 64.97) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

35.2%
0.065
65°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #523311

#523311 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 65°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.41:1 contrast and black text 1.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #523311 mixed with white

  1. 523311
  2. 624528
  3. 73583e
  4. 836b54
  5. 947f6b
  6. a69382
  7. b7a89a
  8. c9bdb3
  9. dbd3cc
  10. ede9e5

Darker: #523311 mixed with black

  1. 523311
  2. 462b0d
  3. 3b2309
  4. 2f1c06
  5. 251404
  6. 1a0d02
  7. 110701
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #523311 with less saturation

  1. 523311
  2. 503417
  3. 4e351c
  4. 4c3621
  5. 493725
  6. 473829
  7. 45382d
  8. 423930
  9. 403a34
  10. 3d3a37

Questions about #523311

What color is #523311?

#523311 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(82, 51, 17), in HSL hsl(31.38, 65.66%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.155% 0.06516 64.97).

What colors go well with #523311?

The complementary color of #523311 is #1a3e5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #582d23 and #463a0a. The triadic partners are #00463f and #433256.

Is white or black text more readable on #523311?

White text reads better on #523311: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and black gives 1.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #523311 a warm or cool color?

#523311 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 65 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.065.