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#b15558 color: Mineral Red

#b15558 is rgb(177, 85, 88) in RGB and oklch(56.353% 0.1201 19.677) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

56.4%
0.120
20°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #b15558

#b15558 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.87:1 contrast and black text 4.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mineral Red (#b35457). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b15558 mixed with white

  1. b15558
  2. ba6668
  3. c37777
  4. cc8887
  5. d49898
  6. dca9a8
  7. e4bab9
  8. ebcbca
  9. f2dcdc
  10. f9eeed

Darker: #b15558 mixed with black

  1. b15558
  2. 99494b
  3. 833d3f
  4. 6c3133
  5. 572628
  6. 421c1d
  7. 2f1112
  8. 1c0809
  9. 0c0203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #b15558 with less saturation

  1. b15558
  2. ac595b
  3. a75d5e
  4. a16161
  5. 9c6464
  6. 966767
  7. 906a6a
  8. 8a6d6d
  9. 837070
  10. 7c7373

Questions about #b15558

What color is #b15558?

#b15558 is soft red. The closest named color is Mineral Red. In RGB it is rgb(177, 85, 88), in HSL hsl(358.04, 37.1%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.353% 0.1201 19.677).

What colors go well with #b15558?

The complementary color of #b15558 is #008990. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a85580 and #ac5d2d. The triadic partners are #4d863f and #4975bb.

Is white or black text more readable on #b15558?

White text reads better on #b15558: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b15558 a warm or cool color?

#b15558 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.12.