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#57230f color: Peaty Brown

#57230f is rgb(87, 35, 15) in RGB and oklch(32.81% 0.08311 40.43) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

32.8%
0.083
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #57230f

#57230f is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.8% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.71:1 contrast and black text 1.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaty Brown (#552211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #57230f mixed with white

  1. 57230f
  2. 683726
  3. 794c3c
  4. 896052
  5. 9a7669
  6. ab8b80
  7. bba299
  8. ccb8b1
  9. ddcfcb
  10. eee7e5

Darker: #57230f mixed with black

  1. 57230f
  2. 4b1d0b
  3. 3e1708
  4. 331105
  5. 270c03
  6. 1c0702
  7. 120401
  8. 080100
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #57230f with less saturation

  1. 57230f
  2. 542614
  3. 512819
  4. 4e2a1d
  5. 4b2c21
  6. 472e24
  7. 442f28
  8. 40312b
  9. 3d322e
  10. 393432

Questions about #57230f

What color is #57230f?

#57230f is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(87, 35, 15), in HSL hsl(16.67, 70.59%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.81% 0.08311 40.43).

What colors go well with #57230f?

The complementary color of #57230f is #003d51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #571f2b and #4f2b00. The triadic partners are #004126 and #2e2e5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #57230f?

White text reads better on #57230f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #57230f a warm or cool color?

#57230f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 32.8% and its chroma 0.083.