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#561c09 color: Peaty Brown

#561c09 is rgb(86, 28, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.45% 0.09084 37.654) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

31.4%
0.091
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561c09

#561c09 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.4% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.41:1 contrast and black text 1.57:1, 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: #561c09 mixed with white

  1. 561c09
  2. 673221
  3. 784738
  4. 895c4e
  5. 9a7266
  6. ab887e
  7. bc9f96
  8. cdb6b0
  9. ddceca
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #561c09 mixed with black

  1. 561c09
  2. 4a1707
  3. 3e1205
  4. 320d03
  5. 270802
  6. 1c0501
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561c09 with less saturation

  1. 561c09
  2. 531f0f
  3. 502214
  4. 4c2519
  5. 49271d
  6. 452920
  7. 422b24
  8. 3e2d28
  9. 3a2e2b
  10. 36302e

Questions about #561c09

What color is #561c09?

#561c09 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 28, 9), in HSL hsl(14.81, 81.05%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.45% 0.09084 37.654).

What colors go well with #561c09?

The complementary color of #561c09 is #003a4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #551829 and #4e2600. The triadic partners are #003e1e and #282a5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #561c09?

White text reads better on #561c09: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561c09 a warm or cool color?

#561c09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 31.4% and its chroma 0.091.