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#b45f50 color: Ginger Spice

#b45f50 is rgb(180, 95, 80) in RGB and oklch(58.195% 0.11326 31.238) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

58.2%
0.113
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #b45f50

#b45f50 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ginger Spice (#b65d48). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b45f50 mixed with white

  1. b45f50
  2. bd6f61
  3. c57f71
  4. cd8e82
  5. d59e93
  6. ddaea5
  7. e4beb6
  8. ebcec8
  9. f2deda
  10. f9efed

Darker: #b45f50 mixed with black

  1. b45f50
  2. 9c5244
  3. 854439
  4. 6e382e
  5. 582c24
  6. 44201a
  7. 301510
  8. 1d0a07
  9. 0c0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b45f50 with less saturation

  1. b45f50
  2. af6355
  3. aa6659
  4. a5695e
  5. 9f6c62
  6. 9a6f66
  7. 94716b
  8. 8e746f
  9. 887673
  10. 817977

Questions about #b45f50

What color is #b45f50?

#b45f50 is soft red. The closest named color is Ginger Spice. In RGB it is rgb(180, 95, 80), in HSL hsl(9, 40%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.195% 0.11326 31.238).

What colors go well with #b45f50?

The complementary color of #b45f50 is #008ca1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b15c76 and #aa692a. The triadic partners are #408e57 and #6376be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b45f50?

White text reads better on #b45f50: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b45f50 a warm or cool color?

#b45f50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.113.