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#af5356 color: Mineral Red

#af5356 is rgb(175, 83, 86) in RGB and oklch(55.712% 0.1204 19.764) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

55.7%
0.120
20°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #af5356

#af5356 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.01:1 contrast and black text 4.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mineral Red (#b35457). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #af5356 mixed with white

  1. af5356
  2. b86466
  3. c27576
  4. ca8686
  5. d39796
  6. dba8a7
  7. e3b9b8
  8. eacaca
  9. f2dcdb
  10. f8eded

Darker: #af5356 mixed with black

  1. af5356
  2. 98474a
  3. 813b3e
  4. 6b3032
  5. 562527
  6. 411b1c
  7. 2e1112
  8. 1c0808
  9. 0b0202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #af5356 with less saturation

  1. af5356
  2. aa5759
  3. a55b5c
  4. 9f5f5f
  5. 9a6262
  6. 946665
  7. 8e6968
  8. 886c6b
  9. 816e6e
  10. 7b7171

Questions about #af5356

What color is #af5356?

#af5356 is soft red. The closest named color is Mineral Red. In RGB it is rgb(175, 83, 86), in HSL hsl(358.04, 36.51%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.712% 0.1204 19.764).

What colors go well with #af5356?

The complementary color of #af5356 is #00878e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a6537e and #aa5b2a. The triadic partners are #4b843d and #4873b9.

Is white or black text more readable on #af5356?

White text reads better on #af5356: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and black gives 4.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af5356 a warm or cool color?

#af5356 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.12.