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#5f2f2c color: Rookwood Red

#5f2f2c is rgb(95, 47, 44) in RGB and oklch(36.772% 0.07036 24.791) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

36.8%
0.070
25°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • taupe-700
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #5f2f2c

#5f2f2c is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 36.8% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.88:1 contrast and black text 1.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rookwood Red (#622f2d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #5f2f2c mixed with white

  1. 5f2f2c
  2. 6f423e
  3. 7f5551
  4. 8f6965
  5. 9e7d7a
  6. ae928f
  7. bea7a4
  8. cebcba
  9. dfd2d1
  10. efe8e8

Darker: #5f2f2c mixed with black

  1. 5f2f2c
  2. 522725
  3. 44201e
  4. 381917
  5. 2c1211
  6. 200c0a
  7. 150605
  8. 0a0302
  9. 030101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5f2f2c with less saturation

  1. 5f2f2c
  2. 5c312e
  3. 593330
  4. 563532
  5. 533634
  6. 503836
  7. 4d3a38
  8. 4a3b3a
  9. 463c3b
  10. 433e3d

Questions about #5f2f2c

What color is #5f2f2c?

#5f2f2c is soft dark red. The closest named color is Rookwood Red. In RGB it is rgb(95, 47, 44), in HSL hsl(3.53, 36.69%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.772% 0.07036 24.791).

What colors go well with #5f2f2c?

The complementary color of #5f2f2c is #004951. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c2e41 and #5b3417. The triadic partners are #254927 and #2d3e64.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f2f2c?

White text reads better on #5f2f2c: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and black gives 1.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f2f2c a warm or cool color?

#5f2f2c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 36.8% and its chroma 0.07.