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#55310d color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#55310d is rgb(85, 49, 13) in RGB and oklch(35.126% 0.07105 61.154) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

35.1%
0.071
61°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #55310d

#55310d is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.1% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.47:1 contrast and black text 1.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #55310d mixed with white

  1. 55310d
  2. 654426
  3. 76573c
  4. 866a53
  5. 977e6a
  6. a89281
  7. b9a799
  8. cabdb2
  9. dcd2cb
  10. ede9e5

Darker: #55310d mixed with black

  1. 55310d
  2. 49290a
  3. 3d2207
  4. 311a05
  5. 261303
  6. 1c0c02
  7. 110601
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55310d with less saturation

  1. 55310d
  2. 533214
  3. 50341a
  4. 4e351f
  5. 4b3623
  6. 493728
  7. 46382c
  8. 433830
  9. 413933
  10. 3e3a37

Questions about #55310d

What color is #55310d?

#55310d is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(85, 49, 13), in HSL hsl(30, 73.47%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.126% 0.07105 61.154).

What colors go well with #55310d?

The complementary color of #55310d is #103f5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a2b23 and #493901. The triadic partners are #00463d and #41315a.

Is white or black text more readable on #55310d?

White text reads better on #55310d: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and black gives 1.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55310d a warm or cool color?

#55310d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 35.1% and its chroma 0.071.