#5e261b

Color #5e261b

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 25.72 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e261b

RGB

rgb(94, 38, 27)

HSL

hsl(9.9, 55.4%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.9, 71.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 71.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(23.15, 24.71, 19.68)

LCH

lch(23.15, 31.59, 38.54)

OKLCH

oklch(34.7%, 0.0848, 32.77)

HWB

hwb(9.9, 10.6%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b535e

Analogous

#5e1b31

#5e261b

#5e471b

Triadic

#5e261b

#1b5e26

#261b5e

Split-complementary

#5e261b

#1b5e47

#1b315e

Tetradic

#5e261b

#535e1b

#1b535e

#261b5e

Square

#5e261b

#315e1b

#1b535e

#471b5e

Shades

Color #5e261b mixed toward black.

#4e2016

#3f1912

#2f130d

#1f0d09

#100604

Tints

Color #5e261b mixed toward white.

#903a29

#c34f38

#d47a68

#e2a69a

#f1d3cd

Tones

Color #5e261b mixed toward gray.

#582a21

#532d26

#4d312c

#483531

#423937

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.77:1

White text reads better on this background (11.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4b1e · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#4f521f · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#5c2021 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e261b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e261b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#5e261b (#5e261b) is rgb(94, 38, 27) in RGB.

No, #5e261b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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