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#561b09 color: Peaty Brown

#561b09 is rgb(86, 27, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.302% 0.09187 36.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
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
13.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561b09

#561b09 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 13.49:1 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: #561b09 mixed with white

  1. 561b09
  2. 673121
  3. 784638
  4. 895c4e
  5. 9a7166
  6. ab887e
  7. bc9f96
  8. cdb6b0
  9. ddcec9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #561b09 mixed with black

  1. 561b09
  2. 4a1607
  3. 3e1105
  4. 320c03
  5. 270802
  6. 1c0501
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561b09 with less saturation

  1. 561b09
  2. 531e0f
  3. 502114
  4. 4c2418
  5. 49261c
  6. 452920
  7. 422a24
  8. 3e2c27
  9. 3a2e2b
  10. 35302e

Questions about #561b09

What color is #561b09?

#561b09 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 27, 9), in HSL hsl(14.03, 81.05%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.302% 0.09187 36.849).

What colors go well with #561b09?

The complementary color of #561b09 is #00394a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #551829 and #4e2500. The triadic partners are #003e1d and #262a5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #561b09?

White text reads better on #561b09: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561b09 a warm or cool color?

#561b09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 31.3% and its chroma 0.092.