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#ba5250 color: Carmelito

#ba5250 is rgb(186, 82, 80) in RGB and oklch(57.062% 0.13536 23.42) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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1°
100%

57.1%
0.135
23°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #ba5250

#ba5250 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.76:1 contrast and black text 4.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carmelito (#bb534c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ba5250 mixed with white

  1. ba5250
  2. c36460
  3. cb7571
  4. d38782
  5. da9893
  6. e1a9a5
  7. e8bab6
  8. eecbc8
  9. f4dcda
  10. faeeec

Darker: #ba5250 mixed with black

  1. ba5250
  2. a14644
  3. 893b39
  4. 722f2e
  5. 5c2524
  6. 461a1a
  7. 321110
  8. 1e0807
  9. 0d0202
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba5250 with less saturation

  1. ba5250
  2. b45754
  3. ae5c58
  4. a8605d
  5. a26461
  6. 9c6864
  7. 956b68
  8. 8e6f6c
  9. 877270
  10. 7f7574

Questions about #ba5250

What color is #ba5250?

#ba5250 is soft red. The closest named color is Carmelito. In RGB it is rgb(186, 82, 80), in HSL hsl(1.13, 43.44%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.062% 0.13536 23.42).

What colors go well with #ba5250?

The complementary color of #ba5250 is #008a96. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b2517e and #b35d16. The triadic partners are #3f8b3e and #4d74c7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba5250?

White text reads better on #ba5250: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and black gives 4.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba5250 a warm or cool color?

#ba5250 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.135.