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#b56051 color: Electric Brown

#b56051 is rgb(181, 96, 81) in RGB and oklch(58.516% 0.11311 31.222) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

58.5%
0.113
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #b56051

#b56051 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.41:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Electric Brown (#b56257). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b56051 mixed with white

  1. b56051
  2. be7062
  3. c68072
  4. ce8f83
  5. d69f94
  6. ddafa5
  7. e5beb7
  8. eccec9
  9. f2deda
  10. f9efed

Darker: #b56051 mixed with black

  1. b56051
  2. 9d5245
  3. 86453a
  4. 6f382f
  5. 592c24
  6. 44201a
  7. 301510
  8. 1d0a07
  9. 0c0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b56051 with less saturation

  1. b56051
  2. b06456
  3. ab675a
  4. a66a5f
  5. a06d63
  6. 9b7067
  7. 95726b
  8. 8f7570
  9. 897774
  10. 827978

Questions about #b56051

What color is #b56051?

#b56051 is soft red. The closest named color is Electric Brown. In RGB it is rgb(181, 96, 81), in HSL hsl(9, 40.32%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.516% 0.11311 31.222).

What colors go well with #b56051?

The complementary color of #b56051 is #008da2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b25d77 and #ab6a2b. The triadic partners are #418f58 and #6377bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b56051?

White text reads better on #b56051: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b56051 a warm or cool color?

#b56051 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.113.