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#b66356 color: Electric Brown

#b66356 is rgb(182, 99, 86) in RGB and oklch(59.247% 0.10965 30.034) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

59.2%
0.110
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #b66356

#b66356 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, 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: #b66356 mixed with white

  1. b66356
  2. be7266
  3. c78276
  4. cf9187
  5. d6a197
  6. deb0a8
  7. e5c0b9
  8. eccfca
  9. f2dfdc
  10. f9efed

Darker: #b66356 mixed with black

  1. b66356
  2. 9e554a
  3. 86473e
  4. 6f3a32
  5. 592e27
  6. 44211c
  7. 301612
  8. 1d0b08
  9. 0c0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b66356 with less saturation

  1. b66356
  2. b1665a
  3. ac6a5f
  4. a76d63
  5. a26f67
  6. 9c726b
  7. 96756f
  8. 917772
  9. 8b7976
  10. 847c7a

Questions about #b66356

What color is #b66356?

#b66356 is soft red. The closest named color is Electric Brown. In RGB it is rgb(182, 99, 86), in HSL hsl(8.12, 39.67%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.247% 0.10965 30.034).

What colors go well with #b66356?

The complementary color of #b66356 is #008fa2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b2607b and #ad6d33. The triadic partners are #48905a and #657abf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b66356?

White text reads better on #b66356: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b66356 a warm or cool color?

#b66356 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.11.