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#561b08 color: Peaty Brown

#561b08 is rgb(86, 27, 8) in RGB and oklch(31.292% 0.09213 37.385) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

31.3%
0.092
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561b08

#561b08 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.3% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, 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: #561b08 mixed with white

  1. 561b08
  2. 673121
  3. 784637
  4. 895c4e
  5. 9a7165
  6. ab887d
  7. bc9f96
  8. cdb6af
  9. ddcec9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #561b08 mixed with black

  1. 561b08
  2. 4a1606
  3. 3e1104
  4. 320c03
  5. 270802
  6. 1c0501
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561b08 with less saturation

  1. 561b08
  2. 531e0e
  3. 502113
  4. 4c2418
  5. 49261c
  6. 452920
  7. 422a24
  8. 3e2c27
  9. 3a2e2a
  10. 35302e

Questions about #561b08

What color is #561b08?

#561b08 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 27, 8), in HSL hsl(14.62, 82.98%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.292% 0.09213 37.385).

What colors go well with #561b08?

The complementary color of #561b08 is #00394a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #551729 and #4e2500. The triadic partners are #003e1d and #272a5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #561b08?

White text reads better on #561b08: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561b08 a warm or cool color?

#561b08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 31.3% and its chroma 0.092.