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#561d16 color: Peaty Brown

#561d16 is rgb(86, 29, 22) in RGB and oklch(31.768% 0.08635 29.667) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

31.8%
0.086
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.58:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561d16

#561d16 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.27:1 contrast and black text 1.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaty Brown (#552211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #561d16 mixed with white

  1. 561d16
  2. 67322b
  3. 78473f
  4. 895c55
  5. 9a726b
  6. ab8882
  7. bc9f9a
  8. ccb6b3
  9. ddcecc
  10. eee6e5

Darker: #561d16 mixed with black

  1. 561d16
  2. 4a1812
  3. 3e130d
  4. 320e09
  5. 270906
  6. 1c0503
  7. 120302
  8. 080101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561d16 with less saturation

  1. 561d16
  2. 532019
  3. 50231d
  4. 4d2520
  5. 492822
  6. 462a25
  7. 422c28
  8. 3f2d2b
  9. 3b2f2d
  10. 373130

Questions about #561d16

What color is #561d16?

#561d16 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Peaty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 29, 22), in HSL hsl(6.56, 59.26%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.768% 0.08635 29.667).

What colors go well with #561d16?

The complementary color of #561d16 is #003c47. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #531b31 and #512500. The triadic partners are #023e18 and #212e5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #561d16?

White text reads better on #561d16: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and black gives 1.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561d16 a warm or cool color?

#561d16 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.086.