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#553411 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#553411 is rgb(85, 52, 17) in RGB and oklch(35.799% 0.06768 63.802) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

35.8%
0.068
64°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #553411

#553411 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.8% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.14:1 contrast and black text 1.89:1, 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: #553411 mixed with white

  1. 553411
  2. 654629
  3. 75593f
  4. 866c55
  5. 96806c
  6. a79483
  7. b9a99b
  8. cabeb3
  9. dbd3cc
  10. ede9e5

Darker: #553411 mixed with black

  1. 553411
  2. 492c0d
  3. 3d2409
  4. 311c06
  5. 261504
  6. 1c0e02
  7. 110701
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #553411 with less saturation

  1. 553411
  2. 533517
  3. 50361d
  4. 4e3721
  5. 4c3826
  6. 49392a
  7. 473a2e
  8. 443b32
  9. 423b35
  10. 3f3c39

Questions about #553411

What color is #553411?

#553411 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(85, 52, 17), in HSL hsl(30.88, 66.67%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.799% 0.06768 63.802).

What colors go well with #553411?

The complementary color of #553411 is #18405d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b2e24 and #483b09. The triadic partners are #004840 and #443359.

Is white or black text more readable on #553411?

White text reads better on #553411: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and black gives 1.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #553411 a warm or cool color?

#553411 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 35.8% and its chroma 0.068.