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#523716 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#523716 is rgb(82, 55, 22) in RGB and oklch(36.095% 0.06095 69.073) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

36.1%
0.061
69°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #523716

#523716 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 36.1% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.96:1 contrast and black text 1.92:1, 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: #523716 mixed with white

  1. 523716
  2. 62492c
  3. 725b42
  4. 836e57
  5. 94826e
  6. a59585
  7. b7aa9c
  8. c8bfb4
  9. dad4cd
  10. ede9e6

Darker: #523716 mixed with black

  1. 523716
  2. 462e12
  3. 3b260d
  4. 2f1e09
  5. 251606
  6. 1a0f03
  7. 110802
  8. 080301
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #523716 with less saturation

  1. 523716
  2. 50381b
  3. 4e3920
  4. 4c3924
  5. 4a3a28
  6. 483b2c
  7. 463b30
  8. 443c33
  9. 423c37
  10. 3f3d3a

Questions about #523716

What color is #523716?

#523716 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(82, 55, 22), in HSL hsl(33, 57.69%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.095% 0.06095 69.073).

What colors go well with #523716?

The complementary color of #523716 is #22405c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #583225 and #453e13. The triadic partners are #044744 and #473456.

Is white or black text more readable on #523716?

White text reads better on #523716: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and black gives 1.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #523716 a warm or cool color?

#523716 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 36.1% and its chroma 0.061.