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#552b09 color: Fudge Brownie

#552b09 is rgb(85, 43, 9) in RGB and oklch(33.879% 0.07618 54.396) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

33.9%
0.076
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552b09

#552b09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, 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: #552b09 mixed with white

  1. 552b09
  2. 653e23
  3. 76523a
  4. 876650
  5. 977a68
  6. a88f7f
  7. b9a598
  8. cbbbb1
  9. dcd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552b09 mixed with black

  1. 552b09
  2. 492407
  3. 3d1d05
  4. 311603
  5. 261002
  6. 1c0a01
  7. 110501
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552b09 with less saturation

  1. 552b09
  2. 522d11
  3. 502e17
  4. 4d301c
  5. 4a3120
  6. 473225
  7. 443429
  8. 41352d
  9. 3e3630
  10. 3b3734

Questions about #552b09

What color is #552b09?

#552b09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fudge Brownie. In RGB it is rgb(85, 43, 9), in HSL hsl(26.84, 80.85%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.879% 0.07618 54.396).

What colors go well with #552b09?

The complementary color of #552b09 is #003d59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #592623 and #4a3300. The triadic partners are #004435 and #3a2f5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #552b09?

White text reads better on #552b09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552b09 a warm or cool color?

#552b09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.076.