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#5e211c color: Red Oxide

#5e211c is rgb(94, 33, 28) in RGB and oklch(33.923% 0.09047 27.563) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

33.9%
0.090
28°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5e211c

#5e211c is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.28:1 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: #5e211c mixed with white

  1. 5e211c
  2. 6f3630
  3. 7f4b44
  4. 8f605a
  5. 9f756f
  6. af8b86
  7. bfa19d
  8. cfb8b5
  9. dfcfcd
  10. efe7e6

Darker: #5e211c mixed with black

  1. 5e211c
  2. 511b17
  3. 441612
  4. 37100d
  5. 2b0b08
  6. 1f0605
  7. 140302
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e211c with less saturation

  1. 5e211c
  2. 5b241f
  3. 572722
  4. 542a25
  5. 502c28
  6. 4d2f2b
  7. 49312d
  8. 453330
  9. 413433
  10. 3c3635

Questions about #5e211c

What color is #5e211c?

#5e211c is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(94, 33, 28), in HSL hsl(4.55, 54.1%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.923% 0.09047 27.563).

What colors go well with #5e211c?

The complementary color of #5e211c is #00424c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b2038 and #592900. The triadic partners are #0b441a and #233466.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e211c?

White text reads better on #5e211c: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e211c a warm or cool color?

#5e211c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.09.