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#531600 color: Baragon Brown

#531600 is rgb(83, 22, 0) in RGB and oklch(29.933% 0.09588 39.013) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

29.9%
0.096
39°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • amber-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #531600

#531600 is a deep very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.9% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.16:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Baragon Brown (#551100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #531600 mixed with white

  1. 531600
  2. 652d1a
  3. 764332
  4. 875849
  5. 996f61
  6. aa867a
  7. bb9d93
  8. ccb5ad
  9. ddcdc8
  10. eee6e3

Darker: #531600 mixed with black

  1. 531600
  2. 471200
  3. 3b0d00
  4. 300900
  5. 250600
  6. 1b0300
  7. 110200
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #531600 with less saturation

  1. 531600
  2. 501a06
  3. 4d1d0d
  4. 492012
  5. 462317
  6. 42251b
  7. 3e271f
  8. 3b2923
  9. 362b27
  10. 322c2a

Questions about #531600

What color is #531600?

#531600 is deep very dark brown. The closest named color is Baragon Brown. In RGB it is rgb(83, 22, 0), in HSL hsl(15.9, 100%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.933% 0.09588 39.013).

What colors go well with #531600?

The complementary color of #531600 is #003547. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531223 and #482300. The triadic partners are #003b1b and #25255c.

Is white or black text more readable on #531600?

White text reads better on #531600: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #531600 a warm or cool color?

#531600 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 29.9% and its chroma 0.096.