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#5a4e02 color: Scorzonera Brown

#5a4e02 is rgb(90, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(42.311% 0.08668 98.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

42.3%
0.087
99°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #5a4e02

#5a4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.3% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.32:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown (#544e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #5a4e02 mixed with white

  1. 5a4e02
  2. 695e25
  3. 786f3e
  4. 888055
  5. 98916d
  6. a8a384
  7. b9b59c
  8. cac7b4
  9. dcd9cd
  10. edece6

Darker: #5a4e02 mixed with black

  1. 5a4e02
  2. 4d4301
  3. 413801
  4. 352d01
  5. 292300
  6. 1e1900
  7. 130f00
  8. 090700
  9. 030200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5a4e02 with less saturation

  1. 5a4e02
  2. 594e12
  3. 574e1d
  4. 564e25
  5. 554e2c
  6. 544e33
  7. 524e38
  8. 514e3e
  9. 504e44
  10. 4f4e49

Questions about #5a4e02

What color is #5a4e02?

#5a4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(90, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(51.82, 95.65%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.311% 0.08668 98.902).

What colors go well with #5a4e02?

The complementary color of #5a4e02 is #44487c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c440b and #3f571f. The triadic partners are #00586e and #6c3a5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a4e02?

White text reads better on #5a4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a4e02 a warm or cool color?

#5a4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 42.3% and its chroma 0.087.