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#5e2a14 color: Hot Fudge

#5e2a14 is rgb(94, 42, 20) in RGB and oklch(35.271% 0.08305 42.26) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

35.3%
0.083
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-900
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #5e2a14

#5e2a14 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.56:1 contrast and black text 1.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hot Fudge (#5e2912). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #5e2a14 mixed with white

  1. 5e2a14
  2. 6e3e2a
  3. 7e5140
  4. 8e6656
  5. 9e7a6c
  6. ae8f83
  7. bea59b
  8. cebbb3
  9. dfd1cc
  10. efe8e5

Darker: #5e2a14 mixed with black

  1. 5e2a14
  2. 512310
  3. 441c0c
  4. 371608
  5. 2b1005
  6. 1f0a03
  7. 140501
  8. 0a0201
  9. 030100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e2a14 with less saturation

  1. 5e2a14
  2. 5b2c19
  3. 582e1e
  4. 553022
  5. 513226
  6. 4e342a
  7. 4b362e
  8. 473731
  9. 433934
  10. 3f3a38

Questions about #5e2a14

What color is #5e2a14?

#5e2a14 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Hot Fudge. In RGB it is rgb(94, 42, 20), in HSL hsl(17.84, 64.91%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.271% 0.08305 42.26).

What colors go well with #5e2a14?

The complementary color of #5e2a14 is #00445a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f262f and #553200. The triadic partners are #00482e and #353465.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2a14?

White text reads better on #5e2a14: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and black gives 1.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2a14 a warm or cool color?

#5e2a14 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.083.