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#561b18 color: Spinel Red

#561b18 is rgb(86, 27, 24) in RGB and oklch(31.51% 0.08832 26.329) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

31.5%
0.088
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561b18

#561b18 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 31.5% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.41:1 contrast and black text 1.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Spinel Red (#59181c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #561b18 mixed with white

  1. 561b18
  2. 67312c
  3. 784641
  4. 895b56
  5. 9a716c
  6. ab8883
  7. bc9e9b
  8. cdb6b3
  9. ddcecc
  10. eee6e5

Darker: #561b18 mixed with black

  1. 561b18
  2. 4a1613
  3. 3e110f
  4. 320c0a
  5. 270807
  6. 1c0504
  7. 120202
  8. 080101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561b18 with less saturation

  1. 561b18
  2. 531e1b
  3. 50211e
  4. 4c2420
  5. 492623
  6. 462926
  7. 422b28
  8. 3e2d2a
  9. 3a2e2d
  10. 36302f

Questions about #561b18

What color is #561b18?

#561b18 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Spinel Red. In RGB it is rgb(86, 27, 24), in HSL hsl(2.9, 56.36%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.51% 0.08832 26.329).

What colors go well with #561b18?

The complementary color of #561b18 is #003b44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #521a33 and #522200. The triadic partners are #073d13 and #1d2e5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #561b18?

White text reads better on #561b18: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561b18 a warm or cool color?

#561b18 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 31.5% and its chroma 0.088.