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#552c25 color: Momoshio Brown

#552c25 is rgb(85, 44, 37) in RGB and oklch(34.499% 0.06218 30.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

34.5%
0.062
31°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552c25

#552c25 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.84:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Momoshio Brown (#542d24). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #552c25 mixed with white

  1. 552c25
  2. 653f38
  3. 76524b
  4. 876660
  5. 977a75
  6. a88f8b
  7. b9a5a1
  8. cbbbb8
  9. dcd1cf
  10. ede8e7

Darker: #552c25 mixed with black

  1. 552c25
  2. 49251f
  3. 3d1e19
  4. 311713
  5. 26110d
  6. 1c0a08
  7. 110504
  8. 080202
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552c25 with less saturation

  1. 552c25
  2. 532e27
  3. 502f29
  4. 4d312b
  5. 4b322d
  6. 48332f
  7. 453531
  8. 423633
  9. 3f3735
  10. 3c3837

Questions about #552c25

What color is #552c25?

#552c25 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Momoshio Brown. In RGB it is rgb(85, 44, 37), in HSL hsl(8.75, 39.34%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.499% 0.06218 30.746).

What colors go well with #552c25?

The complementary color of #552c25 is #00424b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532b37 and #503114. The triadic partners are #1e4228 and #2d375a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552c25?

White text reads better on #552c25: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552c25 a warm or cool color?

#552c25 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.062.