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#56100a color: Mama Africa

#56100a is rgb(86, 16, 10) in RGB and oklch(29.937% 0.10256 29.43) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

29.9%
0.103
29°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.47:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #56100a

#56100a is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 29.9% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.25:1 contrast and black text 1.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mama Africa (#551111). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #56100a mixed with white

  1. 56100a
  2. 682921
  3. 793f37
  4. 8a564e
  5. 9b6d65
  6. ac847d
  7. bd9b96
  8. ceb4af
  9. deccc9
  10. efe5e4

Darker: #56100a mixed with black

  1. 56100a
  2. 4a0c07
  3. 3e0905
  4. 320603
  5. 270402
  6. 1c0201
  7. 120101
  8. 080000
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56100a with less saturation

  1. 56100a
  2. 53150f
  3. 4f1a13
  4. 4b1d17
  5. 48201b
  6. 44231e
  7. 402621
  8. 3c2825
  9. 372a28
  10. 332c2b

Questions about #56100a

What color is #56100a?

#56100a is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Mama Africa. In RGB it is rgb(86, 16, 10), in HSL hsl(4.74, 79.17%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.937% 0.10256 29.43).

What colors go well with #56100a?

The complementary color of #56100a is #003641. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #530e2c and #4d1e00. The triadic partners are #003b0b and #1a2760.

Is white or black text more readable on #56100a?

White text reads better on #56100a: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and black gives 1.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56100a a warm or cool color?

#56100a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 29.9% and its chroma 0.103.