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#562f0a color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#562f0a is rgb(86, 47, 10) in RGB and oklch(34.84% 0.07443 58.786) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

34.8%
0.074
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #562f0a

#562f0a is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.62:1 contrast and black text 1.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #562f0a mixed with white

  1. 562f0a
  2. 664224
  3. 77553b
  4. 876951
  5. 987d69
  6. a99180
  7. baa798
  8. cbbcb1
  9. dcd2cb
  10. ede8e5

Darker: #562f0a mixed with black

  1. 562f0a
  2. 4a2707
  3. 3e2005
  4. 321903
  5. 271202
  6. 1c0c01
  7. 120601
  8. 080300
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562f0a with less saturation

  1. 562f0a
  2. 533012
  3. 513218
  4. 4e331d
  5. 4c3422
  6. 493526
  7. 46362b
  8. 43372f
  9. 403833
  10. 3d3936

Questions about #562f0a

What color is #562f0a?

#562f0a is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(86, 47, 10), in HSL hsl(29.21, 79.17%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.84% 0.07443 58.786).

What colors go well with #562f0a?

The complementary color of #562f0a is #063f5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b2923 and #4a3700. The triadic partners are #00463b and #40305b.

Is white or black text more readable on #562f0a?

White text reads better on #562f0a: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and black gives 1.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562f0a a warm or cool color?

#562f0a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.074.