Skip to the color picker

#b64938 color: Vermilion Red

#b64938 is rgb(182, 73, 56) in RGB and oklch(54.774% 0.14525 31.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

8°
100%

54.8%
0.145
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc 29

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #b64938

#b64938 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.25:1 contrast and black text 4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermilion Red (#b5493a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b64938 mixed with white

  1. b64938
  2. bf5c4c
  3. c86f5f
  4. d18172
  5. d89386
  6. e0a599
  7. e7b7ad
  8. eec9c1
  9. f4dbd6
  10. faedea

Darker: #b64938 mixed with black

  1. b64938
  2. 9e3e2f
  3. 863427
  4. 6f2a1f
  5. 592017
  6. 44170f
  7. 300e08
  8. 1d0604
  9. 0c0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b64938 with less saturation

  1. b64938
  2. b04f3f
  3. aa5445
  4. a4594b
  5. 9d5d51
  6. 976157
  7. 90645c
  8. 896861
  9. 816b67
  10. 796e6c

Questions about #b64938

What color is #b64938?

#b64938 is soft red. The closest named color is Vermilion Red. In RGB it is rgb(182, 73, 56), in HSL hsl(8.1, 52.94%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.774% 0.14525 31.118).

What colors go well with #b64938?

The complementary color of #b64938 is #008297. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b2456c and #ab5800. The triadic partners are #068842 and #5368c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #b64938?

White text reads better on #b64938: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and black gives 4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b64938 a warm or cool color?

#b64938 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.145.