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#a55136 color: Truffle Trouble

#a55136 is rgb(165, 81, 54) in RGB and oklch(53.335% 0.1182 38.397) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

53.3%
0.118
38°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #a55136

#a55136 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.48:1 contrast and black text 3.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Truffle Trouble (#a35139). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a55136 mixed with white

  1. a55136
  2. af624a
  3. b9735d
  4. c38571
  5. cc9684
  6. d5a798
  7. deb8ac
  8. e7cac0
  9. efdbd5
  10. f7edea

Darker: #a55136 mixed with black

  1. a55136
  2. 8f452e
  3. 793a25
  4. 652f1e
  5. 512416
  6. 3d1a0f
  7. 2b1008
  8. 1a0703
  9. 0a0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a55136 with less saturation

  1. a55136
  2. a0553d
  3. 9b5843
  4. 965b49
  5. 915e4e
  6. 8b6154
  7. 856459
  8. 80665e
  9. 7a6863
  10. 736b68

Questions about #a55136

What color is #a55136?

#a55136 is soft brown. The closest named color is Truffle Trouble. In RGB it is rgb(165, 81, 54), in HSL hsl(14.59, 50.68%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.335% 0.1182 38.397).

What colors go well with #a55136?

The complementary color of #a55136 is #007b9a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a44c5f and #985d00. The triadic partners are #138152 and #5e64b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #a55136?

White text reads better on #a55136: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and black gives 3.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a55136 a warm or cool color?

#a55136 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.118.