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#561a09 color: Peaty Brown

#561a09 is rgb(86, 26, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.158% 0.0929 36.076) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

31.2%
0.093
36°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561a09

#561a09 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.57:1 contrast and black text 1.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaty Brown (#552211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #561a09 mixed with white

  1. 561a09
  2. 673021
  3. 784537
  4. 895b4e
  5. 9a7165
  6. ab877d
  7. bc9e96
  8. cdb6af
  9. ddcec9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #561a09 mixed with black

  1. 561a09
  2. 4a1507
  3. 3e1005
  4. 320c03
  5. 270702
  6. 1c0401
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561a09 with less saturation

  1. 561a09
  2. 531e0f
  3. 502114
  4. 4c2318
  5. 49261c
  6. 452820
  7. 412a24
  8. 3e2c27
  9. 392e2a
  10. 352f2d

Questions about #561a09

What color is #561a09?

#561a09 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 26, 9), in HSL hsl(13.25, 81.05%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.158% 0.0929 36.076).

What colors go well with #561a09?

The complementary color of #561a09 is #003949. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #551729 and #4e2400. The triadic partners are #003e1b and #252a5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #561a09?

White text reads better on #561a09: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and black gives 1.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561a09 a warm or cool color?

#561a09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 31.2% and its chroma 0.093.