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#b45456 color: Mineral Red

#b45456 is rgb(180, 84, 86) in RGB and oklch(56.593% 0.12514 20.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

56.6%
0.125
21°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #b45456

#b45456 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, 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: #b45456 mixed with white

  1. b45456
  2. bd6566
  3. c67676
  4. ce8786
  5. d69897
  6. dea9a7
  7. e5bab8
  8. eccbca
  9. f3dcdb
  10. f9eeed

Darker: #b45456 mixed with black

  1. b45456
  2. 9c484a
  3. 853c3e
  4. 6e3132
  5. 582627
  6. 441b1c
  7. 301112
  8. 1d0808
  9. 0c0202
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b45456 with less saturation

  1. b45456
  2. af5859
  3. a95d5d
  4. a46060
  5. 9e6463
  6. 986866
  7. 926b6a
  8. 8b6e6d
  9. 847170
  10. 7d7373

Questions about #b45456

What color is #b45456?

#b45456 is soft red. The closest named color is Mineral Red. In RGB it is rgb(180, 84, 86), in HSL hsl(358.75, 39.02%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.593% 0.12514 20.619).

What colors go well with #b45456?

The complementary color of #b45456 is #008992. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ab5480 and #af5d27. The triadic partners are #49883e and #4a75bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b45456?

White text reads better on #b45456: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b45456 a warm or cool color?

#b45456 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.125.