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#562012 color: Peaty Brown

#562012 is rgb(86, 32, 18) in RGB and oklch(32.175% 0.08403 35.581) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

32.2%
0.084
36°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.61:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562012

#562012 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.04:1 contrast and black text 1.61:1, 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: #562012 mixed with white

  1. 562012
  2. 673528
  3. 78493d
  4. 895e53
  5. 9a746a
  6. aa8a81
  7. bba099
  8. ccb7b2
  9. ddcfcb
  10. eee7e5

Darker: #562012 mixed with black

  1. 562012
  2. 4a1a0e
  3. 3e150a
  4. 320f07
  5. 270a04
  6. 1c0602
  7. 120301
  8. 080101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562012 with less saturation

  1. 562012
  2. 532316
  3. 50251a
  4. 4d271e
  5. 4a2a21
  6. 462b24
  7. 432d27
  8. 3f2f2a
  9. 3b302d
  10. 373230

Questions about #562012

What color is #562012?

#562012 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 32, 18), in HSL hsl(12.35, 65.38%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.175% 0.08403 35.581).

What colors go well with #562012?

The complementary color of #562012 is #003c4c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #551d2d and #4f2800. The triadic partners are #003f20 and #282e5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #562012?

White text reads better on #562012: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and black gives 1.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562012 a warm or cool color?

#562012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.084.