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#ba5b59 color: Wild Poppy

#ba5b59 is rgb(186, 91, 89) in RGB and oklch(58.587% 0.1233 22.811) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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1°
100%

58.6%
0.123
23°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #ba5b59

#ba5b59 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.44:1 contrast and black text 4.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Poppy (#b85b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ba5b59 mixed with white

  1. ba5b59
  2. c26c69
  3. ca7c78
  4. d28c88
  5. da9c99
  6. e1ada9
  7. e7bdba
  8. eecdcb
  9. f4dedc
  10. faeeed

Darker: #ba5b59 mixed with black

  1. ba5b59
  2. a14e4c
  3. 894140
  4. 723534
  5. 5c2928
  6. 461e1d
  7. 321313
  8. 1e0909
  9. 0d0303
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba5b59 with less saturation

  1. ba5b59
  2. b55f5d
  3. af6360
  4. a96764
  5. a46a67
  6. 9e6e6b
  7. 97716e
  8. 917472
  9. 8a7775
  10. 837979

Questions about #ba5b59

What color is #ba5b59?

#ba5b59 is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Poppy. In RGB it is rgb(186, 91, 89), in HSL hsl(1.24, 41.28%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.587% 0.1233 22.811).

What colors go well with #ba5b59?

The complementary color of #ba5b59 is #00909b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b25a83 and #b4652c. The triadic partners are #4c8e48 and #547ac5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba5b59?

White text reads better on #ba5b59: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and black gives 4.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba5b59 a warm or cool color?

#ba5b59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.123.