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#5e2123 color: Red Oxide

#5e2123 is rgb(94, 33, 35) in RGB and oklch(34.067% 0.08936 21.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

34.1%
0.089
21°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #5e2123

#5e2123 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34.1% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.23:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark red colors

Lighter: #5e2123 mixed with white

  1. 5e2123
  2. 6f3636
  3. 7f4b4a
  4. 8f605e
  5. 9f7573
  6. af8b89
  7. bfa1a0
  8. cfb8b7
  9. dfcfce
  10. efe7e6

Darker: #5e2123 mixed with black

  1. 5e2123
  2. 511b1d
  3. 441617
  4. 371011
  5. 2b0b0c
  6. 1f0607
  7. 140304
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e2123 with less saturation

  1. 5e2123
  2. 5b2425
  3. 572727
  4. 542a2a
  5. 502c2c
  6. 4d2f2e
  7. 493130
  8. 453332
  9. 413534
  10. 3d3636

Questions about #5e2123

What color is #5e2123?

#5e2123 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(94, 33, 35), in HSL hsl(358.03, 48.03%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.067% 0.08936 21.218).

What colors go well with #5e2123?

The complementary color of #5e2123 is #004349. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #59213e and #5b2700. The triadic partners are #194313 and #1c3666.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2123?

White text reads better on #5e2123: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2123 a warm or cool color?

#5e2123 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 34.1% and its chroma 0.089.