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#542e10 color: Dark Catacombs

#542e10 is rgb(84, 46, 16) in RGB and oklch(34.387% 0.0699 55.605) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

34.4%
0.070
56°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #542e10

#542e10 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.83:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Catacombs (#513116). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #542e10 mixed with white

  1. 542e10
  2. 644127
  3. 75543d
  4. 866853
  5. 967c6a
  6. a79182
  7. b9a69a
  8. cabcb2
  9. dbd2cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #542e10 mixed with black

  1. 542e10
  2. 48270c
  3. 3c1f09
  4. 311806
  5. 261204
  6. 1b0b02
  7. 110601
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #542e10 with less saturation

  1. 542e10
  2. 522f16
  3. 4f311b
  4. 4d321f
  5. 4a3323
  6. 473427
  7. 45352b
  8. 42362f
  9. 3f3732
  10. 3c3835

Questions about #542e10

What color is #542e10?

#542e10 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Dark Catacombs. In RGB it is rgb(84, 46, 16), in HSL hsl(26.47, 68%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.387% 0.0699 55.605).

What colors go well with #542e10?

The complementary color of #542e10 is #063e58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #582926 and #493601. The triadic partners are #004437 and #3c3159.

Is white or black text more readable on #542e10?

White text reads better on #542e10: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #542e10 a warm or cool color?

#542e10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.07.