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#501e15 color: Tobi Brown

#501e15 is rgb(80, 30, 21) in RGB and oklch(30.824% 0.07758 32.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

30.8%
0.078
32°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.54:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501e15

#501e15 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 30.8% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 32°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.66:1 contrast and black text 1.54:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tobi Brown (#4c221b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #501e15 mixed with white

  1. 501e15
  2. 613329
  3. 73473e
  4. 845c54
  5. 95726b
  6. a78882
  7. b89f9a
  8. cab6b2
  9. dbcecb
  10. ede6e5

Darker: #501e15 mixed with black

  1. 501e15
  2. 441911
  3. 39130c
  4. 2e0e08
  5. 240905
  6. 1a0503
  7. 100302
  8. 070101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501e15 with less saturation

  1. 501e15
  2. 4d2018
  3. 4a231b
  4. 47251e
  5. 442721
  6. 412923
  7. 3e2a26
  8. 3b2c29
  9. 372d2b
  10. 342e2d

Questions about #501e15

What color is #501e15?

#501e15 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Tobi Brown. In RGB it is rgb(80, 30, 21), in HSL hsl(9.15, 58.42%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.824% 0.07758 32.079).

What colors go well with #501e15?

The complementary color of #501e15 is #003945. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e1c2d and #4b2500. The triadic partners are #043b1b and #232c57.

Is white or black text more readable on #501e15?

White text reads better on #501e15: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and black gives 1.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501e15 a warm or cool color?

#501e15 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 30.8% and its chroma 0.078.