#ba5556 color: Chōshun Red
#ba5556 is rgb(186, 85, 86) in RGB and oklch(57.621% 0.13104 21.451) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Red
- Medium
- Soft
- Warm
- ≈ Rust
- amber-700
- Black 27%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #ba5556
#ba5556 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 21°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.64:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Chōshun Red (#b95754). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.
Lighter: #ba5556 mixed with white
Darker: #ba5556 mixed with black
Calmer: #ba5556 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #ba5556
Questions about #ba5556
What color is #ba5556?
#ba5556 is soft red. The closest named color is Chōshun Red. In RGB it is rgb(186, 85, 86), in HSL hsl(359.41, 42.26%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.621% 0.13104 21.451).
What colors go well with #ba5556?
The complementary color of #ba5556 is #008d96. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b15582 and #b45f23. The triadic partners are #488c3f and #4c77c6.
Is white or black text more readable on #ba5556?
White text reads better on #ba5556: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #ba5556 a warm or cool color?
#ba5556 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.131.