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#552e10 color: Dark Catacombs

#552e10 is rgb(85, 46, 16) in RGB and oklch(34.54% 0.071 54.87) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

34.5%
0.071
55°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552e10

#552e10 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.77:1 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: #552e10 mixed with white

  1. 552e10
  2. 654127
  3. 76543d
  4. 866854
  5. 977c6a
  6. a89182
  7. b9a69a
  8. cabcb2
  9. dcd2cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #552e10 mixed with black

  1. 552e10
  2. 49270c
  3. 3d1f09
  4. 311806
  5. 261204
  6. 1c0b02
  7. 110601
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552e10 with less saturation

  1. 552e10
  2. 532f16
  3. 50311b
  4. 4d321f
  5. 4b3324
  6. 483528
  7. 45362b
  8. 42372f
  9. 3f3832
  10. 3c3836

Questions about #552e10

What color is #552e10?

#552e10 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Dark Catacombs. In RGB it is rgb(85, 46, 16), in HSL hsl(26.09, 68.32%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.54% 0.071 54.87).

What colors go well with #552e10?

The complementary color of #552e10 is #043e59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #592926 and #4a3600. The triadic partners are #004537 and #3c315a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552e10?

White text reads better on #552e10: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552e10 a warm or cool color?

#552e10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.071.