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#51150c color: Earth Brown

#51150c is rgb(81, 21, 12) in RGB and oklch(29.539% 0.09138 31.368) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

29.5%
0.091
31°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #51150c

#51150c is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 29.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.36:1 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: #51150c mixed with white

  1. 51150c
  2. 632c22
  3. 744138
  4. 86574e
  5. 976e66
  6. a9857e
  7. ba9c96
  8. cbb4af
  9. dccdc9
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #51150c mixed with black

  1. 51150c
  2. 451109
  3. 3a0c06
  4. 2f0804
  5. 240503
  6. 1a0302
  7. 100201
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #51150c with less saturation

  1. 51150c
  2. 4e1910
  3. 4b1c14
  4. 471f18
  5. 44211b
  6. 41241e
  7. 3d2621
  8. 392824
  9. 352927
  10. 312b2a

Questions about #51150c

What color is #51150c?

#51150c is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 21, 12), in HSL hsl(7.83, 74.19%, 18.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.539% 0.09138 31.368).

What colors go well with #51150c?

The complementary color of #51150c is #003541. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f132a and #4b1e00. The triadic partners are #003912 and #1d275a.

Is white or black text more readable on #51150c?

White text reads better on #51150c: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #51150c a warm or cool color?

#51150c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 29.5% and its chroma 0.091.