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#dd6856 color: Barely Brown

#dd6856 is rgb(221, 104, 86) in RGB and oklch(65.469% 0.15027 30.522) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

65.5%
0.150
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #dd6856

#dd6856 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.39:1 contrast and black text 6.19:1, 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: #dd6856 mixed with white

  1. dd6856
  2. e27867
  3. e78877
  4. ec9788
  5. f0a699
  6. f3b5a9
  7. f7c4ba
  8. f9d3cb
  9. fce1dc
  10. fef0ee

Darker: #dd6856 mixed with black

  1. dd6856
  2. c0594a
  3. a44b3e
  4. 883e32
  5. 6e3027
  6. 55241c
  7. 3d1812
  8. 260c08
  9. 110402
  10. 020000

Calmer: #dd6856 with less saturation

  1. dd6856
  2. d66d5d
  3. d07263
  4. c97769
  5. c17b6f
  6. ba7f75
  7. b2837b
  8. ab8780
  9. a28a86
  10. 9a8d8b

Questions about #dd6856

What color is #dd6856?

#dd6856 is soft red. The closest named color is Barely Brown. In RGB it is rgb(221, 104, 86), in HSL hsl(8, 66.5%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.469% 0.15027 30.522).

What colors go well with #dd6856?

The complementary color of #dd6856 is #00a5be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d8648c and #d1770a. The triadic partners are #39a95e and #6e89ec.

Is white or black text more readable on #dd6856?

White text reads better on #dd6856: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and black gives 6.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dd6856 a warm or cool color?

#dd6856 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.15.