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#5b2009 color: Peaty Brown

#5b2009 is rgb(91, 32, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.977% 0.09283 39.721) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

33%
0.093
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5b2009

#5b2009 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.69:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #5b2009 mixed with white

  1. 5b2009
  2. 6c3522
  3. 7c4a39
  4. 8d5f4f
  5. 9d7567
  6. ae8b7f
  7. bea197
  8. ceb8b0
  9. decfca
  10. efe7e4

Darker: #5b2009 mixed with black

  1. 5b2009
  2. 4e1a07
  3. 411505
  4. 350f03
  5. 290a02
  6. 1e0601
  7. 130301
  8. 090100
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5b2009 with less saturation

  1. 5b2009
  2. 582310
  3. 542616
  4. 51291a
  5. 4d2b1f
  6. 4a2d23
  7. 462f27
  8. 42312b
  9. 3e322e
  10. 3a3432

Questions about #5b2009

What color is #5b2009?

#5b2009 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(91, 32, 9), in HSL hsl(16.83, 82%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.977% 0.09283 39.721).

What colors go well with #5b2009?

The complementary color of #5b2009 is #003e51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b1c2b and #522a00. The triadic partners are #004324 and #2d2d63.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b2009?

White text reads better on #5b2009: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b2009 a warm or cool color?

#5b2009 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 33% and its chroma 0.093.