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#552c10 color: Fudge Brownie

#552c10 is rgb(85, 44, 16) in RGB and oklch(34.142% 0.07232 51.917) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

34.1%
0.072
52°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552c10

#552c10 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.1% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.97:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, 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: #552c10 mixed with white

  1. 552c10
  2. 653f27
  3. 76523d
  4. 876653
  5. 977b6a
  6. a89081
  7. b9a599
  8. cbbbb2
  9. dcd1cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #552c10 mixed with black

  1. 552c10
  2. 49250c
  3. 3d1e09
  4. 311706
  5. 261104
  6. 1c0a02
  7. 110501
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552c10 with less saturation

  1. 552c10
  2. 522e16
  3. 502f1b
  4. 4d311f
  5. 4a3223
  6. 483327
  7. 45342b
  8. 42352e
  9. 3f3632
  10. 3c3735

Questions about #552c10

What color is #552c10?

#552c10 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fudge Brownie. In RGB it is rgb(85, 44, 16), in HSL hsl(24.35, 68.32%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.142% 0.07232 51.917).

What colors go well with #552c10?

The complementary color of #552c10 is #003e57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #582727 and #4b3400. The triadic partners are #004434 and #39305a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552c10?

White text reads better on #552c10: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552c10 a warm or cool color?

#552c10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 34.1% and its chroma 0.072.