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#511508 color: Earth Brown

#511508 is rgb(81, 21, 8) in RGB and oklch(29.493% 0.09225 33.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

29.5%
0.092
34°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #511508

#511508 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 29.5% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.38:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Brown (#4f1507). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #511508 mixed with white

  1. 511508
  2. 632c20
  3. 744236
  4. 86574d
  5. 976e64
  6. a9857c
  7. ba9c95
  8. cbb4af
  9. dccdc9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #511508 mixed with black

  1. 511508
  2. 451106
  3. 3a0c04
  4. 2f0803
  5. 240502
  6. 1a0301
  7. 100201
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #511508 with less saturation

  1. 511508
  2. 4e190d
  3. 4b1c12
  4. 471f16
  5. 44211a
  6. 41241d
  7. 3d2620
  8. 392823
  9. 352927
  10. 312b2a

Questions about #511508

What color is #511508?

#511508 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 21, 8), in HSL hsl(10.68, 82.02%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.493% 0.09225 33.813).

What colors go well with #511508?

The complementary color of #511508 is #003542. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f1227 and #492000. The triadic partners are #003915 and #1f265a.

Is white or black text more readable on #511508?

White text reads better on #511508: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #511508 a warm or cool color?

#511508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 29.5% and its chroma 0.092.