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#562e09 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#562e09 is rgb(86, 46, 9) in RGB and oklch(34.63% 0.0754 57.814) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

34.6%
0.075
58°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562e09

#562e09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.6% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.73:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #562e09 mixed with white

  1. 562e09
  2. 664123
  3. 77543a
  4. 876851
  5. 987c68
  6. a99180
  7. baa698
  8. cbbcb1
  9. dcd2cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #562e09 mixed with black

  1. 562e09
  2. 4a2707
  3. 3e1f05
  4. 321803
  5. 271202
  6. 1c0b01
  7. 120601
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562e09 with less saturation

  1. 562e09
  2. 533011
  3. 513117
  4. 4e321d
  5. 4b3421
  6. 493526
  7. 46362a
  8. 43372e
  9. 403832
  10. 3d3936

Questions about #562e09

What color is #562e09?

#562e09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(86, 46, 9), in HSL hsl(28.83, 81.05%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.63% 0.0754 57.814).

What colors go well with #562e09?

The complementary color of #562e09 is #023e5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b2823 and #4a3600. The triadic partners are #004639 and #3e305b.

Is white or black text more readable on #562e09?

White text reads better on #562e09: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562e09 a warm or cool color?

#562e09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 34.6% and its chroma 0.075.