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#ba4957 color: Thai Spice

#ba4957 is rgb(186, 73, 87) in RGB and oklch(55.983% 0.14599 15.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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353°
100%

56%
0.146
16°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • orange-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #ba4957

#ba4957 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 16°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.03:1 contrast and black text 4.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Thai Spice (#bb4455). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #ba4957 mixed with white

  1. ba4957
  2. c35c67
  3. cb6f76
  4. d38187
  5. db9397
  6. e2a5a8
  7. e9b7b9
  8. efc9ca
  9. f5dbdb
  10. faeded

Darker: #ba4957 mixed with black

  1. ba4957
  2. a13e4b
  3. 89343e
  4. 722a33
  5. 5c2027
  6. 46171c
  7. 320e12
  8. 1e0608
  9. 0d0203
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba4957 with less saturation

  1. ba4957
  2. b44f5a
  3. ae555d
  4. a85a60
  5. a15e63
  6. 9b6366
  7. 946769
  8. 8c6a6c
  9. 856e6f
  10. 7d7171

Questions about #ba4957

What color is #ba4957?

#ba4957 is soft rose. The closest named color is Thai Spice. In RGB it is rgb(186, 73, 87), in HSL hsl(352.57, 45.02%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.983% 0.14599 15.712).

What colors go well with #ba4957?

The complementary color of #ba4957 is #00888a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ae4b87 and #b75319. The triadic partners are #4a8622 and #3274c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba4957?

White text reads better on #ba4957: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba4957 a warm or cool color?

#ba4957 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 16 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.146.