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#561e09 color: Peaty Brown

#561e09 is rgb(86, 30, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.755% 0.0888 39.361) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

31.8%
0.089
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561e09

#561e09 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.25:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, 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: #561e09 mixed with white

  1. 561e09
  2. 673321
  3. 784838
  4. 895d4f
  5. 9a7366
  6. ab897e
  7. bba096
  8. ccb7b0
  9. ddceca
  10. eee7e4

Darker: #561e09 mixed with black

  1. 561e09
  2. 4a1907
  3. 3e1305
  4. 320e03
  5. 270902
  6. 1c0501
  7. 120301
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561e09 with less saturation

  1. 561e09
  2. 53210f
  3. 502414
  4. 4c2619
  5. 49281d
  6. 462a21
  7. 422c25
  8. 3e2e28
  9. 3b2f2c
  10. 36312f

Questions about #561e09

What color is #561e09?

#561e09 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 30, 9), in HSL hsl(16.36, 81.05%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.755% 0.0888 39.361).

What colors go well with #561e09?

The complementary color of #561e09 is #003a4d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #561a28 and #4e2700. The triadic partners are #003f21 and #2a2b5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #561e09?

White text reads better on #561e09: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561e09 a warm or cool color?

#561e09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.089.