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#5b4e02 color: Scorzonera Brown

#5b4e02 is rgb(91, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(42.422% 0.08669 97.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

42.4%
0.087
98°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #5b4e02

#5b4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.28:1 contrast and black text 2.54:1, 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: #5b4e02 mixed with white

  1. 5b4e02
  2. 6a5e25
  3. 796f3e
  4. 898055
  5. 99916d
  6. a9a384
  7. bab59c
  8. cbc7b4
  9. dcd9cd
  10. edece6

Darker: #5b4e02 mixed with black

  1. 5b4e02
  2. 4e4301
  3. 413801
  4. 352d01
  5. 292300
  6. 1e1900
  7. 130f00
  8. 090700
  9. 030200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5b4e02 with less saturation

  1. 5b4e02
  2. 5a4e12
  3. 584e1d
  4. 574f25
  5. 564f2c
  6. 544f33
  7. 534f39
  8. 524f3e
  9. 514e44
  10. 4f4e49

Questions about #5b4e02

What color is #5b4e02?

#5b4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(91, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(51.24, 95.7%, 18.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.422% 0.08669 97.977).

What colors go well with #5b4e02?

The complementary color of #5b4e02 is #44487d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d440c and #40571e. The triadic partners are #00596d and #6c3a5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b4e02?

White text reads better on #5b4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and black gives 2.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b4e02 a warm or cool color?

#5b4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.087.