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#5f261d color: Chestnut Leather

#5f261d is rgb(95, 38, 29) in RGB and oklch(34.898% 0.0855 30.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

34.9%
0.086
31°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #5f261d

#5f261d is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 34.9% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.79:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut Leather (#60281e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #5f261d mixed with white

  1. 5f261d
  2. 6f3a31
  3. 7f4e46
  4. 90635b
  5. a07870
  6. af8d87
  7. bfa39e
  8. cfbab5
  9. dfd0cd
  10. efe7e6

Darker: #5f261d mixed with black

  1. 5f261d
  2. 522018
  3. 441913
  4. 38130e
  5. 2c0d09
  6. 200805
  7. 150403
  8. 0a0201
  9. 030100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5f261d with less saturation

  1. 5f261d
  2. 5c2920
  3. 592b24
  4. 552e27
  5. 52302a
  6. 4e322d
  7. 4b342f
  8. 473532
  9. 433735
  10. 3f3938

Questions about #5f261d

What color is #5f261d?

#5f261d is soft dark red. The closest named color is Chestnut Leather. In RGB it is rgb(95, 38, 29), in HSL hsl(8.18, 53.23%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.898% 0.0855 30.941).

What colors go well with #5f261d?

The complementary color of #5f261d is #004452. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d2438 and #592d00. The triadic partners are #0c4622 and #2a3666.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f261d?

White text reads better on #5f261d: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f261d a warm or cool color?

#5f261d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 34.9% and its chroma 0.086.