#bc5a52 color: Wild Chestnut
#bc5a52 is rgb(188, 90, 82) in RGB and oklch(58.577% 0.12802 26.472) 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
- ≈ Mahogany
- amber-700
- Black 26%
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 #bc5a52
#bc5a52 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 26°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Wild Chestnut (#bc5d58). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.
Lighter: #bc5a52 mixed with white
Darker: #bc5a52 mixed with black
Calmer: #bc5a52 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #bc5a52
Questions about #bc5a52
What color is #bc5a52?
#bc5a52 is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(188, 90, 82), in HSL hsl(4.53, 44.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.577% 0.12802 26.472).
What colors go well with #bc5a52?
The complementary color of #bc5a52 is #008f9f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6587e and #b46520. The triadic partners are #41904c and #5978c8.
Is white or black text more readable on #bc5a52?
White text reads better on #bc5a52: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #bc5a52 a warm or cool color?
#bc5a52 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.128.