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#542010 color: Peaty Brown

#542010 is rgb(84, 32, 16) in RGB and oklch(31.792% 0.08212 37.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

31.8%
0.082
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #542010

#542010 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaty Brown (#552211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #542010 mixed with white

  1. 542010
  2. 653526
  3. 76493c
  4. 875e52
  5. 987469
  6. a98a80
  7. baa098
  8. cbb7b1
  9. dccfcb
  10. eee7e5

Darker: #542010 mixed with black

  1. 542010
  2. 481a0c
  3. 3c1509
  4. 310f06
  5. 260a04
  6. 1b0602
  7. 110301
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #542010 with less saturation

  1. 542010
  2. 512315
  3. 4e2519
  4. 4b271c
  5. 482920
  6. 452b23
  7. 412d26
  8. 3e2e29
  9. 3a302c
  10. 36312f

Questions about #542010

What color is #542010?

#542010 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(84, 32, 16), in HSL hsl(14.12, 68%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.792% 0.08212 37.515).

What colors go well with #542010?

The complementary color of #542010 is #003b4c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531d2b and #4d2800. The triadic partners are #003e21 and #292c5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #542010?

White text reads better on #542010: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #542010 a warm or cool color?

#542010 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.082.