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#bb5a5c color: Wild Poppy

#bb5a5c is rgb(187, 90, 92) in RGB and oklch(58.643% 0.12544 20.424) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

58.6%
0.125
20°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • 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 #bb5a5c

#bb5a5c is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 20°.

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: #bb5a5c mixed with white

  1. bb5a5c
  2. c36b6b
  3. cb7b7b
  4. d38c8a
  5. da9c9a
  6. e1acab
  7. e8bcbb
  8. eecdcc
  9. f4dedd
  10. faeeee

Darker: #bb5a5c mixed with black

  1. bb5a5c
  2. a24d4f
  3. 8a4142
  4. 733536
  5. 5c292a
  6. 461e1f
  7. 321314
  8. 1f090a
  9. 0d0303
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bb5a5c with less saturation

  1. bb5a5c
  2. b65e5f
  3. b06363
  4. aa6666
  5. a46a69
  6. 9e6d6c
  7. 987170
  8. 917473
  9. 8b7776
  10. 847979

Questions about #bb5a5c

What color is #bb5a5c?

#bb5a5c is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Poppy. In RGB it is rgb(187, 90, 92), in HSL hsl(358.76, 41.63%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.643% 0.12544 20.424).

What colors go well with #bb5a5c?

The complementary color of #bb5a5c is #009098. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b25a86 and #b6632e. The triadic partners are #508e43 and #4f7bc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb5a5c?

White text reads better on #bb5a5c: 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 #bb5a5c a warm or cool color?

#bb5a5c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.125.