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#552d10 color: Fudge Brownie

#552d10 is rgb(85, 45, 16) in RGB and oklch(34.34% 0.07163 53.378) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

34.3%
0.072
53°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552d10

#552d10 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.3% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.87:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, 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: #552d10 mixed with white

  1. 552d10
  2. 654027
  3. 76533d
  4. 876753
  5. 977b6a
  6. a89082
  7. b9a69a
  8. cabbb2
  9. dcd1cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #552d10 mixed with black

  1. 552d10
  2. 49260c
  3. 3d1f09
  4. 311806
  5. 261104
  6. 1c0b02
  7. 110601
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552d10 with less saturation

  1. 552d10
  2. 522f16
  3. 50301b
  4. 4d311f
  5. 4b3323
  6. 483427
  7. 45352b
  8. 42362f
  9. 3f3732
  10. 3c3835

Questions about #552d10

What color is #552d10?

#552d10 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fudge Brownie. In RGB it is rgb(85, 45, 16), in HSL hsl(25.22, 68.32%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.34% 0.07163 53.378).

What colors go well with #552d10?

The complementary color of #552d10 is #003e58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #582827 and #4a3500. The triadic partners are #004435 and #3b315a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552d10?

White text reads better on #552d10: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552d10 a warm or cool color?

#552d10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 34.3% and its chroma 0.072.