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#552f09 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#552f09 is rgb(85, 47, 9) in RGB and oklch(34.679% 0.07387 60.011) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

34.7%
0.074
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #552f09

#552f09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.69:1 contrast and black text 1.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #552f09 mixed with white

  1. 552f09
  2. 654223
  3. 76553a
  4. 866951
  5. 977d68
  6. a89180
  7. b9a798
  8. cabcb1
  9. dcd2cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #552f09 mixed with black

  1. 552f09
  2. 492707
  3. 3d2005
  4. 311903
  5. 261202
  6. 1c0c01
  7. 110601
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552f09 with less saturation

  1. 552f09
  2. 533011
  3. 503217
  4. 4d331d
  5. 4b3422
  6. 483526
  7. 45362a
  8. 43372e
  9. 403832
  10. 3d3936

Questions about #552f09

What color is #552f09?

#552f09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(85, 47, 9), in HSL hsl(30, 80.85%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.679% 0.07387 60.011).

What colors go well with #552f09?

The complementary color of #552f09 is #083e5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a2922 and #493700. The triadic partners are #00463b and #40305a.

Is white or black text more readable on #552f09?

White text reads better on #552f09: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and black gives 1.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552f09 a warm or cool color?

#552f09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 34.7% and its chroma 0.074.