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#552116 color: Peaty Brown

#552116 is rgb(85, 33, 22) in RGB and oklch(32.222% 0.08035 33.511) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

32.2%
0.080
34°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552116

#552116 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark red colors

Lighter: #552116 mixed with white

  1. 552116
  2. 66352b
  3. 774a40
  4. 885f55
  5. 99746c
  6. aa8a83
  7. bba19a
  8. ccb8b3
  9. ddcfcc
  10. eee7e5

Darker: #552116 mixed with black

  1. 552116
  2. 491b12
  3. 3d160d
  4. 311009
  5. 260b06
  6. 1c0603
  7. 110302
  8. 080101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552116 with less saturation

  1. 552116
  2. 52241a
  3. 4f261d
  4. 4c2820
  5. 492a23
  6. 462c26
  7. 422e29
  8. 3f2f2b
  9. 3b312e
  10. 373231

Questions about #552116

What color is #552116?

#552116 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(85, 33, 22), in HSL hsl(10.48, 58.88%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.222% 0.08035 33.511).

What colors go well with #552116?

The complementary color of #552116 is #003c4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531f2f and #4f2800. The triadic partners are #023f1f and #272f5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #552116?

White text reads better on #552116: white gives a contrast ratio of 13:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552116 a warm or cool color?

#552116 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.08.