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#552012 color: Peaty Brown

#552012 is rgb(85, 32, 18) in RGB and oklch(31.997% 0.08275 35.789) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

32%
0.083
36°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552012

#552012 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.11:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, 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: #552012 mixed with white

  1. 552012
  2. 663528
  3. 77493d
  4. 885e53
  5. 99746a
  6. aa8a81
  7. bba099
  8. ccb7b2
  9. ddcfcb
  10. eee7e5

Darker: #552012 mixed with black

  1. 552012
  2. 491a0e
  3. 3d150a
  4. 310f07
  5. 260a04
  6. 1c0602
  7. 110301
  8. 080101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552012 with less saturation

  1. 552012
  2. 522316
  3. 4f251a
  4. 4c271e
  5. 492921
  6. 452b24
  7. 422d27
  8. 3e2f2a
  9. 3b302d
  10. 373130

Questions about #552012

What color is #552012?

#552012 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(85, 32, 18), in HSL hsl(12.54, 65.05%, 20.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.997% 0.08275 35.789).

What colors go well with #552012?

The complementary color of #552012 is #003c4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #541d2c and #4e2800. The triadic partners are #003f20 and #282d5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #552012?

White text reads better on #552012: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552012 a warm or cool color?

#552012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 32% and its chroma 0.083.