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#852900 color: Red Shade Wash

#852900 is rgb(133, 41, 0) in RGB and oklch(41.794% 0.13332 39.209) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

41.8%
0.133
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #852900

#852900 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 41.8% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.07:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Shade Wash (#862808). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #852900 mixed with white

  1. 852900
  2. 934023
  3. a0553c
  4. ad6a53
  5. ba7f6b
  6. c69382
  7. d2a89b
  8. debeb3
  9. e9d3cc
  10. f4e9e5

Darker: #852900 mixed with black

  1. 852900
  2. 732200
  3. 611c00
  4. 501500
  5. 400f00
  6. 300900
  7. 210500
  8. 130200
  9. 060100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #852900 with less saturation

  1. 852900
  2. 802f10
  3. 7b341b
  4. 763823
  5. 713c2a
  6. 6b3f31
  7. 664237
  8. 60453c
  9. 5a4842
  10. 534a47

Questions about #852900

What color is #852900?

#852900 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Shade Wash. In RGB it is rgb(133, 41, 0), in HSL hsl(18.5, 100%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.794% 0.13332 39.209).

What colors go well with #852900?

The complementary color of #852900 is #005870. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85223d and #723e00. The triadic partners are #005f33 and #403f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #852900?

White text reads better on #852900: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #852900 a warm or cool color?

#852900 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 41.8% and its chroma 0.133.