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#56150e color: Mama Africa

#56150e is rgb(86, 21, 14) in RGB and oklch(30.551% 0.09699 29.808) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

30.6%
0.097
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.51:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #56150e

#56150e is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 30.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.91:1 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: #56150e mixed with white

  1. 56150e
  2. 682c24
  3. 79423a
  4. 8a5850
  5. 9b6f67
  6. ac857f
  7. bd9d97
  8. cdb5b0
  9. decdca
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #56150e mixed with black

  1. 56150e
  2. 4a110b
  3. 3e0c07
  4. 320805
  5. 270503
  6. 1c0302
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56150e with less saturation

  1. 56150e
  2. 531912
  3. 4f1d16
  4. 4c201a
  5. 48231d
  6. 452520
  7. 412824
  8. 3d2a27
  9. 382c29
  10. 342d2c

Questions about #56150e

What color is #56150e?

#56150e is deep dark red. The closest named color is Mama Africa. In RGB it is rgb(86, 21, 14), in HSL hsl(5.83, 72%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.551% 0.09699 29.808).

What colors go well with #56150e?

The complementary color of #56150e is #003843. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53132d and #4f2000. The triadic partners are #003c10 and #1d295f.

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

White text reads better on #56150e: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and black gives 1.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56150e a warm or cool color?

#56150e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 30.6% and its chroma 0.097.