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#56150d color: Mama Africa

#56150d is rgb(86, 21, 13) in RGB and oklch(30.539% 0.09719 30.428) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

30.5%
0.097
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.51:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #56150d

#56150d is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 30.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.92:1 contrast and black text 1.51:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark red colors

Lighter: #56150d mixed with white

  1. 56150d
  2. 682c23
  3. 794239
  4. 8a584f
  5. 9b6f67
  6. ac857e
  7. bd9d97
  8. cdb5b0
  9. decdca
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #56150d mixed with black

  1. 56150d
  2. 4a110a
  3. 3e0c07
  4. 320805
  5. 270503
  6. 1c0302
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56150d with less saturation

  1. 56150d
  2. 531912
  3. 4f1d16
  4. 4c2019
  5. 48231d
  6. 452520
  7. 412823
  8. 3d2a26
  9. 382c29
  10. 342d2c

Questions about #56150d

What color is #56150d?

#56150d is deep dark red. The closest named color is Mama Africa. In RGB it is rgb(86, 21, 13), in HSL hsl(6.58, 73.74%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.539% 0.09719 30.428).

What colors go well with #56150d?

The complementary color of #56150d is #003843. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53132d and #4f2000. The triadic partners are #003c11 and #1d295f.

Is white or black text more readable on #56150d?

White text reads better on #56150d: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and black gives 1.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56150d a warm or cool color?

#56150d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 30.5% and its chroma 0.097.