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#5e211b color: Red Oxide

#5e211b is rgb(94, 33, 27) in RGB and oklch(33.905% 0.09068 28.4) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

33.9%
0.091
28°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5e211b

#5e211b is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.29:1 contrast and black text 1.71:1, 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: #5e211b mixed with white

  1. 5e211b
  2. 6f362f
  3. 7f4b44
  4. 8f6059
  5. 9f756f
  6. af8b85
  7. bfa19d
  8. cfb8b4
  9. dfcfcd
  10. efe7e6

Darker: #5e211b mixed with black

  1. 5e211b
  2. 511b16
  3. 441611
  4. 37100c
  5. 2b0b08
  6. 1f0605
  7. 140302
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e211b with less saturation

  1. 5e211b
  2. 5b241e
  3. 572722
  4. 542a25
  5. 502c27
  6. 4d2f2a
  7. 49312d
  8. 453330
  9. 413432
  10. 3c3635

Questions about #5e211b

What color is #5e211b?

#5e211b is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(94, 33, 27), in HSL hsl(5.37, 55.37%, 23.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.905% 0.09068 28.4).

What colors go well with #5e211b?

The complementary color of #5e211b is #00424d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b2037 and #592900. The triadic partners are #08441a and #243466.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e211b?

White text reads better on #5e211b: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e211b a warm or cool color?

#5e211b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.091.