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#b86152 color: Electric Brown

#b86152 is rgb(184, 97, 82) in RGB and oklch(59.114% 0.11538 31.028) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

59.1%
0.115
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #b86152

#b86152 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

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

The closest named color is Electric Brown (#b56257). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b86152 mixed with white

  1. b86152
  2. c07163
  3. c88073
  4. d09084
  5. d8a095
  6. dfafa6
  7. e6bfb7
  8. edcfc9
  9. f3dfdb
  10. f9efed

Darker: #b86152 mixed with black

  1. b86152
  2. a05346
  3. 88463b
  4. 71392f
  5. 5b2d25
  6. 45211a
  7. 311511
  8. 1e0b08
  9. 0c0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b86152 with less saturation

  1. b86152
  2. b36557
  3. ae685b
  4. a86b60
  5. a36e64
  6. 9d7169
  7. 97746d
  8. 917671
  9. 8b7975
  10. 847b79

Questions about #b86152

What color is #b86152?

#b86152 is soft red. The closest named color is Electric Brown. In RGB it is rgb(184, 97, 82), in HSL hsl(8.82, 41.8%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.114% 0.11538 31.028).

What colors go well with #b86152?

The complementary color of #b86152 is #008fa4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b45e79 and #ae6c2b. The triadic partners are #429159 and #6478c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86152?

White text reads better on #b86152: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86152 a warm or cool color?

#b86152 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.115.