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#ba421c color: Devil’s Butterfly

#ba421c is rgb(186, 66, 28) in RGB and oklch(54.212% 0.16251 37.011) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

54.2%
0.163
37°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • orange-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #ba421c

#ba421c is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.41:1 contrast and black text 3.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Devil’s Butterfly (#bb4422). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ba421c mixed with white

  1. ba421c
  2. c35738
  3. cc6b4f
  4. d47e65
  5. dc907a
  6. e3a390
  7. eab5a6
  8. f0c7bc
  9. f5dad2
  10. faece8

Darker: #ba421c mixed with black

  1. ba421c
  2. a13817
  3. 892f12
  4. 72250d
  5. 5c1c08
  6. 461405
  7. 320b02
  8. 1e0501
  9. 0d0100
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba421c with less saturation

  1. ba421c
  2. b44929
  3. ad4f34
  4. a6553d
  5. 9f5945
  6. 985e4d
  7. 916254
  8. 89665b
  9. 816962
  10. 786c69

Questions about #ba421c

What color is #ba421c?

#ba421c is bright brown. The closest named color is Devil’s Butterfly. In RGB it is rgb(186, 66, 28), in HSL hsl(14.43, 73.83%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.212% 0.16251 37.011).

What colors go well with #ba421c?

The complementary color of #ba421c is #007f9b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b83b5f and #a35b00. The triadic partners are #008948 and #5a61cb.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba421c?

White text reads better on #ba421c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and black gives 3.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba421c a warm or cool color?

#ba421c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.163.