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#b15239 color: Crimson Warrior

#b15239 is rgb(177, 82, 57) in RGB and oklch(55.317% 0.13016 35.787) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

55.3%
0.130
36°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #b15239

#b15239 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.08:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Crimson Warrior (#b35138). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b15239 mixed with white

  1. b15239
  2. ba644d
  3. c37560
  4. cc8673
  5. d49786
  6. dca89a
  7. e4b9ae
  8. ebcbc2
  9. f2dcd6
  10. f9edea

Darker: #b15239 mixed with black

  1. b15239
  2. 994630
  3. 833b28
  4. 6c2f1f
  5. 572517
  6. 421a10
  7. 2f1109
  8. 1c0804
  9. 0c0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #b15239 with less saturation

  1. b15239
  2. ac5640
  3. a65a46
  4. a05e4d
  5. 9a6252
  6. 946558
  7. 8e685e
  8. 886b63
  9. 816d68
  10. 7a706d

Questions about #b15239

What color is #b15239?

#b15239 is soft brown. The closest named color is Crimson Warrior. In RGB it is rgb(177, 82, 57), in HSL hsl(12.5, 51.28%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.317% 0.13016 35.787).

What colors go well with #b15239?

The complementary color of #b15239 is #00829e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #af4d67 and #a56000. The triadic partners are #108851 and #5f69bd.

Is white or black text more readable on #b15239?

White text reads better on #b15239: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b15239 a warm or cool color?

#b15239 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.13.