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#ba5142 color: Beni Shoga

#ba5142 is rgb(186, 81, 66) in RGB and oklch(56.665% 0.13913 30.208) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

56.7%
0.139
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ba5142

#ba5142 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, 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: #ba5142 mixed with white

  1. ba5142
  2. c36354
  3. cb7567
  4. d38679
  5. da978b
  6. e2a89e
  7. e8bab1
  8. efcbc4
  9. f4dcd8
  10. faedeb

Darker: #ba5142 mixed with black

  1. ba5142
  2. a14538
  3. 893a2f
  4. 722f25
  5. 5c241c
  6. 461a14
  7. 32100b
  8. 1e0705
  9. 0d0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba5142 with less saturation

  1. ba5142
  2. b45648
  3. ae5b4e
  4. a85f53
  5. a26359
  6. 9b675e
  7. 946a63
  8. 8d6e68
  9. 86716d
  10. 7e7472

Questions about #ba5142

What color is #ba5142?

#ba5142 is soft red. The closest named color is Beni Shoga. In RGB it is rgb(186, 81, 66), in HSL hsl(7.5, 47.62%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.665% 0.13913 30.208).

What colors go well with #ba5142?

The complementary color of #ba5142 is #00889d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b54e73 and #b05e00. The triadic partners are #248c48 and #576fc8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba5142?

White text reads better on #ba5142: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba5142 a warm or cool color?

#ba5142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.139.