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#552c03 color: Kyoto House

#552c03 is rgb(85, 44, 3) in RGB and oklch(34.026% 0.07827 58.579) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

34%
0.078
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552c03

#552c03 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.01:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kyoto House (#503000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #552c03 mixed with white

  1. 552c03
  2. 653f1f
  3. 765337
  4. 87674e
  5. 977b66
  6. a8907e
  7. b9a597
  8. cabbb0
  9. dcd1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552c03 mixed with black

  1. 552c03
  2. 492502
  3. 3d1e02
  4. 311701
  5. 261101
  6. 1c0a00
  7. 110500
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552c03 with less saturation

  1. 552c03
  2. 522e0c
  3. 502f13
  4. 4d3119
  5. 4a321f
  6. 473323
  7. 453428
  8. 42352c
  9. 3e3630
  10. 3b3734

Questions about #552c03

What color is #552c03?

#552c03 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(85, 44, 3), in HSL hsl(30, 93.18%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.026% 0.07827 58.579).

What colors go well with #552c03?

The complementary color of #552c03 is #003d5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a2620 and #483500. The triadic partners are #004538 and #3e2e5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #552c03?

White text reads better on #552c03: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552c03 a warm or cool color?

#552c03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 34% and its chroma 0.078.