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#562c26 color: Worcestershire Sauce

#562c26 is rgb(86, 44, 38) in RGB and oklch(34.676% 0.06327 29.23) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

34.7%
0.063
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562c26

#562c26 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34.7% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.77:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572b26). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #562c26 mixed with white

  1. 562c26
  2. 663f39
  3. 77524c
  4. 886661
  5. 987a76
  6. a98f8b
  7. baa5a1
  8. cbbbb8
  9. dcd1cf
  10. eee8e7

Darker: #562c26 mixed with black

  1. 562c26
  2. 4a2520
  3. 3e1e19
  4. 321713
  5. 27110d
  6. 1c0a08
  7. 120504
  8. 080202
  9. 020101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562c26 with less saturation

  1. 562c26
  2. 532e28
  3. 512f2a
  4. 4e312c
  5. 4c322e
  6. 493430
  7. 463532
  8. 433634
  9. 403736
  10. 3d3838

Questions about #562c26

What color is #562c26?

#562c26 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(86, 44, 38), in HSL hsl(7.5, 38.71%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.676% 0.06327 29.23).

What colors go well with #562c26?

The complementary color of #562c26 is #00424b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #542b39 and #523114. The triadic partners are #1f4327 and #2c385b.

Is white or black text more readable on #562c26?

White text reads better on #562c26: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562c26 a warm or cool color?

#562c26 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 34.7% and its chroma 0.063.