#bb4b38 color: Glowing Coals
#bb4b38 is rgb(187, 75, 56) in RGB and oklch(55.834% 0.14885 31.759) 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 #bb4b38
#bb4b38 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 32°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 5.03:1 contrast and black text 4.18:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Glowing Coals (#bc4d39). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.
Lighter: #bb4b38 mixed with white
Darker: #bb4b38 mixed with black
Calmer: #bb4b38 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #bb4b38
Questions about #bb4b38
What color is #bb4b38?
#bb4b38 is soft red. The closest named color is Glowing Coals. In RGB it is rgb(187, 75, 56), in HSL hsl(8.7, 53.91%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.834% 0.14885 31.759).
What colors go well with #bb4b38?
The complementary color of #bb4b38 is #00859b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7476d and #af5a00. The triadic partners are #008b44 and #566bca.
Is white or black text more readable on #bb4b38?
White text reads better on #bb4b38: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #bb4b38 a warm or cool color?
#bb4b38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.149.