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#d96556 color: Barely Brown

#d96556 is rgb(217, 101, 86) in RGB and oklch(64.461% 0.14886 29.28) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

64.5%
0.149
29°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #d96556

#d96556 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.53:1 contrast and black text 5.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barely Brown (#dd6655). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #d96556 mixed with white

  1. d96556
  2. df7567
  3. e48577
  4. e99588
  5. eda498
  6. f1b3a9
  7. f5c2ba
  8. f8d2cb
  9. fbe1dc
  10. fdf0ed

Darker: #d96556 mixed with black

  1. d96556
  2. bc574a
  3. a1493e
  4. 863c32
  5. 6c2f27
  6. 53221c
  7. 3b1712
  8. 250c08
  9. 110302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #d96556 with less saturation

  1. d96556
  2. d26a5c
  3. cc6f62
  4. c57468
  5. be786e
  6. b77c73
  7. af8079
  8. a7847e
  9. 9f8783
  10. 968a88

Questions about #d96556

What color is #d96556?

#d96556 is soft red. The closest named color is Barely Brown. In RGB it is rgb(217, 101, 86), in HSL hsl(6.87, 63.29%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.461% 0.14886 29.28).

What colors go well with #d96556?

The complementary color of #d96556 is #00a2b8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d3628b and #ce730d. The triadic partners are #3ca659 and #6987e8.

Is white or black text more readable on #d96556?

White text reads better on #d96556: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and black gives 5.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d96556 a warm or cool color?

#d96556 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.149.