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#552b04 color: Fudge Brownie

#552b04 is rgb(85, 43, 4) in RGB and oklch(33.837% 0.07839 56.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

33.8%
0.078
57°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552b04

#552b04 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.8% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.11:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, 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: #552b04 mixed with white

  1. 552b04
  2. 653e20
  3. 765237
  4. 87664e
  5. 977a66
  6. a88f7e
  7. b9a597
  8. cbbbb0
  9. dcd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552b04 mixed with black

  1. 552b04
  2. 492403
  3. 3d1d02
  4. 311601
  5. 261001
  6. 1c0a01
  7. 110500
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552b04 with less saturation

  1. 552b04
  2. 522d0d
  3. 502e14
  4. 4d301a
  5. 4a311f
  6. 473223
  7. 443428
  8. 41352c
  9. 3e3630
  10. 3b3734

Questions about #552b04

What color is #552b04?

#552b04 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fudge Brownie. In RGB it is rgb(85, 43, 4), in HSL hsl(28.89, 91.01%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.837% 0.07839 56.794).

What colors go well with #552b04?

The complementary color of #552b04 is #003c5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #592521 and #493400. The triadic partners are #004437 and #3c2e5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #552b04?

White text reads better on #552b04: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552b04 a warm or cool color?

#552b04 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 33.8% and its chroma 0.078.