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#552c26 color: Worcestershire Sauce

#552c26 is rgb(85, 44, 38) in RGB and oklch(34.522% 0.06186 29.377) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

34.5%
0.062
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552c26

#552c26 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.83:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572b26). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #552c26 mixed with white

  1. 552c26
  2. 653f39
  3. 76524c
  4. 876661
  5. 977a75
  6. a88f8b
  7. b9a5a1
  8. cbbbb8
  9. dcd1cf
  10. ede8e7

Darker: #552c26 mixed with black

  1. 552c26
  2. 492520
  3. 3d1e19
  4. 311713
  5. 26110d
  6. 1c0a08
  7. 110504
  8. 080202
  9. 020101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552c26 with less saturation

  1. 552c26
  2. 532e28
  3. 502f2a
  4. 4d312c
  5. 4b322e
  6. 483330
  7. 453532
  8. 423634
  9. 403736
  10. 3c3837

Questions about #552c26

What color is #552c26?

#552c26 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(85, 44, 38), in HSL hsl(7.66, 38.21%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.522% 0.06186 29.377).

What colors go well with #552c26?

The complementary color of #552c26 is #00424b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532b38 and #513115. The triadic partners are #204227 and #2c375a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552c26?

White text reads better on #552c26: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552c26 a warm or cool color?

#552c26 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.062.