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#56211e color: Burnt Crimson

#56211e is rgb(86, 33, 30) in RGB and oklch(32.548% 0.0796 25.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

32.5%
0.080
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #56211e

#56211e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.87:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Burnt Crimson (#582124). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #56211e mixed with white

  1. 56211e
  2. 673531
  3. 784a46
  4. 895f5a
  5. 9a7470
  6. aa8a86
  7. bba19d
  8. ccb7b5
  9. ddcfcd
  10. eee7e6

Darker: #56211e mixed with black

  1. 56211e
  2. 4a1b19
  3. 3e1613
  4. 32100e
  5. 270b09
  6. 1c0605
  7. 120303
  8. 080101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56211e with less saturation

  1. 56211e
  2. 532420
  3. 502623
  4. 4d2825
  5. 4a2a27
  6. 472c2a
  7. 432e2c
  8. 40302e
  9. 3c3130
  10. 383332

Questions about #56211e

What color is #56211e?

#56211e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Burnt Crimson. In RGB it is rgb(86, 33, 30), in HSL hsl(3.21, 48.28%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.548% 0.0796 25.696).

What colors go well with #56211e?

The complementary color of #56211e is #003e47. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #532036 and #522700. The triadic partners are #133f19 and #20325d.

Is white or black text more readable on #56211e?

White text reads better on #56211e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56211e a warm or cool color?

#56211e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.08.