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#552a05 color: Fudge Brownie

#552a05 is rgb(85, 42, 5) in RGB and oklch(33.651% 0.07858 55.015) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

33.7%
0.079
55°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552a05

#552a05 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.7% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.21:1 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: #552a05 mixed with white

  1. 552a05
  2. 663d20
  3. 765138
  4. 87654f
  5. 987a66
  6. a88f7e
  7. baa497
  8. cbbab0
  9. dcd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552a05 mixed with black

  1. 552a05
  2. 492304
  3. 3d1c03
  4. 311602
  5. 261001
  6. 1c0a01
  7. 110500
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552a05 with less saturation

  1. 552a05
  2. 522c0d
  3. 502d14
  4. 4d2f1a
  5. 4a301f
  6. 473223
  7. 443327
  8. 41342c
  9. 3e352f
  10. 3a3633

Questions about #552a05

What color is #552a05?

#552a05 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fudge Brownie. In RGB it is rgb(85, 42, 5), in HSL hsl(27.75, 88.89%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.651% 0.07858 55.015).

What colors go well with #552a05?

The complementary color of #552a05 is #003c59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #592422 and #493300. The triadic partners are #004435 and #3a2d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #552a05?

White text reads better on #552a05: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552a05 a warm or cool color?

#552a05 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 33.7% and its chroma 0.079.