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#55360e color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#55360e is rgb(85, 54, 14) in RGB and oklch(36.201% 0.06908 68.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

36.2%
0.069
69°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #55360e

#55360e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 36.2% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.94:1 contrast and black text 1.92:1, 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: #55360e mixed with white

  1. 55360e
  2. 654827
  3. 755b3d
  4. 866e54
  5. 96816b
  6. a79582
  7. b8aa9a
  8. cabeb3
  9. dbd4cc
  10. ede9e5

Darker: #55360e mixed with black

  1. 55360e
  2. 492e0b
  3. 3d2507
  4. 311e05
  5. 261603
  6. 1c0f02
  7. 110801
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55360e with less saturation

  1. 55360e
  2. 533715
  3. 51381b
  4. 4e3921
  5. 4c3a25
  6. 4a3a2a
  7. 473b2e
  8. 453c32
  9. 433c36
  10. 403d3a

Questions about #55360e

What color is #55360e?

#55360e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(85, 54, 14), in HSL hsl(33.8, 71.72%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.201% 0.06908 68.616).

What colors go well with #55360e?

The complementary color of #55360e is #1d4060. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c3021 and #473e09. The triadic partners are #004945 and #483359.

Is white or black text more readable on #55360e?

White text reads better on #55360e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and black gives 1.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55360e a warm or cool color?

#55360e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 36.2% and its chroma 0.069.