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#72312e color: Auburn

#72312e is rgb(114, 49, 46) in RGB and oklch(40.176% 0.09273 24.774) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

40.2%
0.093
25°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #72312e

#72312e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.57:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Auburn (#712f2c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #72312e mixed with white

  1. 72312e
  2. 814541
  3. 8f5854
  4. 9e6c67
  5. ac807c
  6. ba9490
  7. c8a9a6
  8. d6bebb
  9. e4d3d1
  10. f1e9e8

Darker: #72312e mixed with black

  1. 72312e
  2. 622927
  3. 53221f
  4. 441a18
  5. 361312
  6. 280c0b
  7. 1b0606
  8. 0e0302
  9. 040101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #72312e with less saturation

  1. 72312e
  2. 6e3431
  3. 6b3734
  4. 673a36
  5. 633c39
  6. 5f3e3c
  7. 5b413e
  8. 564341
  9. 524443
  10. 4d4646

Questions about #72312e

What color is #72312e?

#72312e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Auburn. In RGB it is rgb(114, 49, 46), in HSL hsl(2.65, 42.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.176% 0.09273 24.774).

What colors go well with #72312e?

The complementary color of #72312e is #00555e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d304b and #6d380b. The triadic partners are #235526 and #2f467a.

Is white or black text more readable on #72312e?

White text reads better on #72312e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #72312e a warm or cool color?

#72312e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.093.