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#5c211e color: Red Oxide

#5c211e is rgb(92, 33, 30) in RGB and oklch(33.605% 0.08749 25.792) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

33.6%
0.087
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5c211e

#5c211e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.42:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Oxide (#5d1f1e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #5c211e mixed with white

  1. 5c211e
  2. 6d3632
  3. 7d4b46
  4. 8e605b
  5. 9e7570
  6. ae8b87
  7. bea19e
  8. cfb8b5
  9. dfcfcd
  10. efe7e6

Darker: #5c211e mixed with black

  1. 5c211e
  2. 4f1b19
  3. 421613
  4. 36100e
  5. 2a0b09
  6. 1f0605
  7. 140303
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5c211e with less saturation

  1. 5c211e
  2. 592421
  3. 562723
  4. 522926
  5. 4f2c29
  6. 4b2e2b
  7. 47302e
  8. 443230
  9. 403432
  10. 3b3535

Questions about #5c211e

What color is #5c211e?

#5c211e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(92, 33, 30), in HSL hsl(2.9, 50.82%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.605% 0.08749 25.792).

What colors go well with #5c211e?

The complementary color of #5c211e is #00414a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #582038 and #582800. The triadic partners are #114218 and #213464.

Is white or black text more readable on #5c211e?

White text reads better on #5c211e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5c211e a warm or cool color?

#5c211e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.087.