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#55320e color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#55320e is rgb(85, 50, 14) in RGB and oklch(35.344% 0.07011 62.204) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

35.3%
0.070
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #55320e

#55320e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.36:1 contrast and black text 1.85:1, 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: #55320e mixed with white

  1. 55320e
  2. 654426
  3. 75573d
  4. 866b53
  5. 977f6a
  6. a89382
  7. b9a89a
  8. cabdb2
  9. dbd3cb
  10. ede9e5

Darker: #55320e mixed with black

  1. 55320e
  2. 492a0b
  3. 3d2207
  4. 311b05
  5. 261403
  6. 1c0d02
  7. 110701
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55320e with less saturation

  1. 55320e
  2. 533315
  3. 50341a
  4. 4e351f
  5. 4b3624
  6. 493728
  7. 46382c
  8. 443930
  9. 413a34
  10. 3e3b38

Questions about #55320e

What color is #55320e?

#55320e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(85, 50, 14), in HSL hsl(30.42, 71.72%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.344% 0.07011 62.204).

What colors go well with #55320e?

The complementary color of #55320e is #133f5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a2c23 and #483a03. The triadic partners are #00473e and #42325a.

Is white or black text more readable on #55320e?

White text reads better on #55320e: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and black gives 1.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55320e a warm or cool color?

#55320e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.07.