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#562c2a color: Worcestershire Sauce

#562c2a is rgb(86, 44, 42) in RGB and oklch(34.776% 0.06231 23.644) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

34.8%
0.062
24°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562c2a

#562c2a is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 24°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.74:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, 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: #562c2a mixed with white

  1. 562c2a
  2. 663f3c
  3. 775250
  4. 886663
  5. 987a78
  6. a98f8d
  7. baa5a3
  8. cbbbb9
  9. dcd1d0
  10. eee8e7

Darker: #562c2a mixed with black

  1. 562c2a
  2. 4a2523
  3. 3e1e1c
  4. 321716
  5. 271110
  6. 1c0a0a
  7. 120505
  8. 080202
  9. 020101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562c2a with less saturation

  1. 562c2a
  2. 542e2c
  3. 512f2d
  4. 4e312f
  5. 4c3231
  6. 493432
  7. 463534
  8. 433635
  9. 403837
  10. 3d3938

Questions about #562c2a

What color is #562c2a?

#562c2a is soft dark red. The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(86, 44, 42), in HSL hsl(2.73, 34.38%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.776% 0.06231 23.644).

What colors go well with #562c2a?

The complementary color of #562c2a is #004349. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532b3c and #533018. The triadic partners are #254224 and #29395a.

Is white or black text more readable on #562c2a?

White text reads better on #562c2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562c2a a warm or cool color?

#562c2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 24 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.062.