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Boson Brown

#552B1F

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.99:1AAA

Black text

1.65:1Fails

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About Boson Brown

Boson Brown (#552B1F) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 85, 43, 31 and its HSL value is 13°, 47%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Boson Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#552B1F · #1F4955

Analogous

#551F2E · #552B1F · #55461F

Triadic

#552B1F · #1F552B · #2B1F55

Split complementary

#552B1F · #1F5546 · #1F2E55

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