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#b23a02 color: Azshara Vein

#b23a02 is rgb(178, 58, 2) in RGB and oklch(51.773% 0.16472 39.025) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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19°
100%

51.8%
0.165
39°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • orange-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #b23a02

#b23a02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Azshara Vein (#b13916). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b23a02 mixed with white

  1. b23a02
  2. bc502b
  3. c66545
  4. cf795c
  5. d78c73
  6. df9f8a
  7. e6b2a1
  8. edc5b8
  9. f4d8cf
  10. faece7

Darker: #b23a02 mixed with black

  1. b23a02
  2. 9a3101
  3. 832801
  4. 6d2001
  5. 571800
  6. 431000
  7. 2f0900
  8. 1d0400
  9. 0c0100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #b23a02 with less saturation

  1. b23a02
  2. ac421a
  3. a54828
  4. 9f4e32
  5. 98533c
  6. 915744
  7. 895b4c
  8. 825f53
  9. 7a625a
  10. 716561

Questions about #b23a02

What color is #b23a02?

#b23a02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Azshara Vein. In RGB it is rgb(178, 58, 2), in HSL hsl(19.09, 97.78%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.773% 0.16472 39.025).

What colors go well with #b23a02?

The complementary color of #b23a02 is #007694. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b13154 and #985600. The triadic partners are #008048 and #5857c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #b23a02?

White text reads better on #b23a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b23a02 a warm or cool color?

#b23a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.165.