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#5c4e02 color: Scorzonera Brown

#5c4e02 is rgb(92, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(42.534% 0.08673 97.051) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

42.5%
0.087
97°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #5c4e02

#5c4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.25:1 contrast and black text 2.55:1, 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: #5c4e02 mixed with white

  1. 5c4e02
  2. 6b5e25
  3. 7a6f3e
  4. 8a8056
  5. 99916d
  6. aaa384
  7. bab59c
  8. cbc7b4
  9. dcd9cd
  10. edece6

Darker: #5c4e02 mixed with black

  1. 5c4e02
  2. 4f4301
  3. 423801
  4. 362d01
  5. 2a2300
  6. 1f1900
  7. 140f00
  8. 0a0700
  9. 030200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5c4e02 with less saturation

  1. 5c4e02
  2. 5b4e12
  3. 594e1d
  4. 584f25
  5. 564f2c
  6. 554f33
  7. 544f39
  8. 524f3f
  9. 514f44
  10. 504f49

Questions about #5c4e02

What color is #5c4e02?

#5c4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(92, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(50.67, 95.74%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.534% 0.08673 97.051).

What colors go well with #5c4e02?

The complementary color of #5c4e02 is #43497d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e440e and #42571d. The triadic partners are #00596d and #6c3b60.

Is white or black text more readable on #5c4e02?

White text reads better on #5c4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and black gives 2.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5c4e02 a warm or cool color?

#5c4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.087.