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#552d03 color: Kyoto House

#552d03 is rgb(85, 45, 3) in RGB and oklch(34.226% 0.07772 59.912) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

34.2%
0.078
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552d03

#552d03 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.2% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.91:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, 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: #552d03 mixed with white

  1. 552d03
  2. 65401f
  3. 765337
  4. 86674e
  5. 977c66
  6. a8907e
  7. b9a697
  8. cabbb0
  9. dcd2ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552d03 mixed with black

  1. 552d03
  2. 492602
  3. 3d1f02
  4. 311801
  5. 261101
  6. 1c0b00
  7. 110600
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552d03 with less saturation

  1. 552d03
  2. 522f0c
  3. 503014
  4. 4d311a
  5. 4a331f
  6. 483424
  7. 453528
  8. 42362c
  9. 3f3731
  10. 3c3835

Questions about #552d03

What color is #552d03?

#552d03 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(85, 45, 3), in HSL hsl(30.73, 93.18%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.226% 0.07772 59.912).

What colors go well with #552d03?

The complementary color of #552d03 is #013d5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a271f and #483600. The triadic partners are #00453a and #3f2e5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552d03?

White text reads better on #552d03: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552d03 a warm or cool color?

#552d03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 34.2% and its chroma 0.078.