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#5e2d15 color: Count Chocula

#5e2d15 is rgb(94, 45, 21) in RGB and oklch(35.823% 0.07986 45.038) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35.8%
0.080
45°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-900
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #5e2d15

#5e2d15 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.8% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.28:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5e2d10). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #5e2d15 mixed with white

  1. 5e2d15
  2. 6e402b
  3. 7e5441
  4. 8e6857
  5. 9e7c6d
  6. ae9184
  7. bea69c
  8. cebcb4
  9. ded2cc
  10. efe8e5

Darker: #5e2d15 mixed with black

  1. 5e2d15
  2. 512611
  3. 441f0c
  4. 371808
  5. 2b1105
  6. 1f0b03
  7. 140602
  8. 0a0201
  9. 030100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e2d15 with less saturation

  1. 5e2d15
  2. 5b2f1a
  3. 58311f
  4. 553323
  5. 523427
  6. 4f362b
  7. 4b382f
  8. 483932
  9. 443a36
  10. 403b39

Questions about #5e2d15

What color is #5e2d15?

#5e2d15 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Count Chocula. In RGB it is rgb(94, 45, 21), in HSL hsl(19.73, 63.48%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.823% 0.07986 45.038).

What colors go well with #5e2d15?

The complementary color of #5e2d15 is #00445c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f292f and #553500. The triadic partners are #004932 and #393564.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2d15?

White text reads better on #5e2d15: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2d15 a warm or cool color?

#5e2d15 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 35.8% and its chroma 0.08.