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#5e211f color: Red Oxide

#5e211f is rgb(94, 33, 31) in RGB and oklch(33.981% 0.0899 24.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

34%
0.090
25°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5e211f

#5e211f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.26:1 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: #5e211f mixed with white

  1. 5e211f
  2. 6f3633
  3. 7f4b47
  4. 8f605c
  5. 9f7571
  6. af8b87
  7. bfa19e
  8. cfb8b6
  9. dfcfce
  10. efe7e6

Darker: #5e211f mixed with black

  1. 5e211f
  2. 511b19
  3. 441614
  4. 37100f
  5. 2b0b0a
  6. 1f0606
  7. 140303
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e211f with less saturation

  1. 5e211f
  2. 5b2422
  3. 572724
  4. 542a27
  5. 502c2a
  6. 4d2f2c
  7. 49312e
  8. 453331
  9. 413433
  10. 3c3635

Questions about #5e211f

What color is #5e211f?

#5e211f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(94, 33, 31), in HSL hsl(1.9, 50.4%, 24.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.981% 0.0899 24.942).

What colors go well with #5e211f?

The complementary color of #5e211f is #00424b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a203a and #5a2800. The triadic partners are #124317 and #203566.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e211f?

White text reads better on #5e211f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e211f a warm or cool color?

#5e211f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 34% and its chroma 0.09.