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#56150f color: Mama Africa

#56150f is rgb(86, 21, 15) in RGB and oklch(30.565% 0.0968 29.162) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

30.6%
0.097
29°
  • 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 #56150f

#56150f is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 30.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 29°.

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: #56150f mixed with white

  1. 56150f
  2. 682c25
  3. 79423a
  4. 8a5850
  5. 9b6f67
  6. ac857f
  7. bd9d97
  8. cdb5b0
  9. decdca
  10. eee6e4

Darker: #56150f mixed with black

  1. 56150f
  2. 4a110b
  3. 3e0c08
  4. 320805
  5. 270503
  6. 1c0302
  7. 120201
  8. 080100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56150f with less saturation

  1. 56150f
  2. 531913
  3. 4f1d17
  4. 4c201a
  5. 48231e
  6. 452521
  7. 412824
  8. 3d2a27
  9. 382c2a
  10. 342d2c

Questions about #56150f

What color is #56150f?

#56150f is deep dark red. The closest named color is Mama Africa. In RGB it is rgb(86, 21, 15), in HSL hsl(5.07, 70.3%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.565% 0.0968 29.162).

What colors go well with #56150f?

The complementary color of #56150f is #003843. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53132e and #501f00. The triadic partners are #003c10 and #1c2a5f.

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

White text reads better on #56150f: 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 #56150f a warm or cool color?

#56150f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 30.6% and its chroma 0.097.