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#5a2012 color: Peaty Brown

#5a2012 is rgb(90, 32, 18) in RGB and oklch(32.894% 0.0891 34.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

32.9%
0.089
35°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5a2012

#5a2012 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 32.9% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.73:1 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 amber-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #5a2012 mixed with white

  1. 5a2012
  2. 6b3528
  3. 7c4a3d
  4. 8c5f53
  5. 9d746a
  6. ad8a81
  7. bda199
  8. ceb8b2
  9. decfcb
  10. efe7e5

Darker: #5a2012 mixed with black

  1. 5a2012
  2. 4d1a0e
  3. 41150a
  4. 350f07
  5. 290a04
  6. 1e0602
  7. 130301
  8. 090101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5a2012 with less saturation

  1. 5a2012
  2. 572317
  3. 54261b
  4. 50281e
  5. 4d2b22
  6. 492d25
  7. 462f29
  8. 42302c
  9. 3e322f
  10. 393432

Questions about #5a2012

What color is #5a2012?

#5a2012 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(90, 32, 18), in HSL hsl(11.67, 66.67%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.894% 0.0891 34.834).

What colors go well with #5a2012?

The complementary color of #5a2012 is #003e4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #591d2f and #532900. The triadic partners are #00421f and #292f62.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a2012?

White text reads better on #5a2012: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a2012 a warm or cool color?

#5a2012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 32.9% and its chroma 0.089.