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#ba5040 color: Beni Shoga

#ba5040 is rgb(186, 80, 64) in RGB and oklch(56.49% 0.14066 30.658) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

56.5%
0.141
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ba5040

#ba5040 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

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

The closest named color is Beni Shoga (#b85241). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ba5040 mixed with white

  1. ba5040
  2. c36253
  3. cb7465
  4. d38578
  5. db978a
  6. e2a89d
  7. e8b9b0
  8. efcac4
  9. f5dcd7
  10. faedeb

Darker: #ba5040 mixed with black

  1. ba5040
  2. a14436
  3. 89392d
  4. 722e24
  5. 5c241b
  6. 461a13
  7. 32100b
  8. 1e0705
  9. 0d0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba5040 with less saturation

  1. ba5040
  2. b45546
  3. ae5a4c
  4. a85e52
  5. a26357
  6. 9b665d
  7. 946a62
  8. 8d6d67
  9. 86706c
  10. 7e7371

Questions about #ba5040

What color is #ba5040?

#ba5040 is soft red. The closest named color is Beni Shoga. In RGB it is rgb(186, 80, 64), in HSL hsl(7.87, 48.8%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.49% 0.14066 30.658).

What colors go well with #ba5040?

The complementary color of #ba5040 is #00879c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b54d71 and #af5e00. The triadic partners are #1f8c47 and #576ec8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba5040?

White text reads better on #ba5040: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba5040 a warm or cool color?

#ba5040 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.141.