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#552e08 color: Dark Catacombs

#552e08 is rgb(85, 46, 8) in RGB and oklch(34.468% 0.07483 59.022) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

34.5%
0.075
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552e08

#552e08 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.79:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Catacombs (#513116). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #552e08 mixed with white

  1. 552e08
  2. 654123
  3. 76543a
  4. 866850
  5. 977c68
  6. a89180
  7. b9a698
  8. cabcb1
  9. dcd2ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #552e08 mixed with black

  1. 552e08
  2. 492706
  3. 3d1f04
  4. 311803
  5. 261202
  6. 1c0b01
  7. 110601
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552e08 with less saturation

  1. 552e08
  2. 522f10
  3. 503117
  4. 4d321c
  5. 4b3321
  6. 483425
  7. 45362a
  8. 42372e
  9. 3f3732
  10. 3c3835

Questions about #552e08

What color is #552e08?

#552e08 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Dark Catacombs. In RGB it is rgb(85, 46, 8), in HSL hsl(29.61, 82.8%, 18.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.468% 0.07483 59.022).

What colors go well with #552e08?

The complementary color of #552e08 is #043e5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a2822 and #493600. The triadic partners are #00453a and #3f2f5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552e08?

White text reads better on #552e08: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552e08 a warm or cool color?

#552e08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.075.