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#552a03 color: Fudge Brownie

#552a03 is rgb(85, 42, 3) in RGB and oklch(33.634% 0.07949 55.989) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

33.6%
0.079
56°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552a03

#552a03 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.22:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fudge Brownie (#572b16). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #552a03 mixed with white

  1. 552a03
  2. 663d1f
  3. 765137
  4. 87654e
  5. 987a65
  6. a88f7e
  7. baa496
  8. cbbab0
  9. dcd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552a03 mixed with black

  1. 552a03
  2. 492302
  3. 3d1c02
  4. 311601
  5. 261001
  6. 1c0a00
  7. 110500
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552a03 with less saturation

  1. 552a03
  2. 522c0c
  3. 502d13
  4. 4d2f19
  5. 4a301e
  6. 473223
  7. 443327
  8. 41342b
  9. 3e352f
  10. 3a3633

Questions about #552a03

What color is #552a03?

#552a03 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fudge Brownie. In RGB it is rgb(85, 42, 3), in HSL hsl(28.54, 93.18%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.634% 0.07949 55.989).

What colors go well with #552a03?

The complementary color of #552a03 is #003c5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #592420 and #493300. The triadic partners are #004435 and #3b2d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #552a03?

White text reads better on #552a03: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552a03 a warm or cool color?

#552a03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.079.