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#bd5d56 color: Wild Chestnut

#bd5d56 is rgb(189, 93, 86) in RGB and oklch(59.259% 0.12498 25.817) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

59.3%
0.125
26°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #bd5d56

#bd5d56 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Chestnut (#bc5d58). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #bd5d56 mixed with white

  1. bd5d56
  2. c56d66
  3. cd7e76
  4. d48e87
  5. db9e97
  6. e2aea8
  7. e9beb9
  8. efceca
  9. f5dedb
  10. faefed

Darker: #bd5d56 mixed with black

  1. bd5d56
  2. a4504a
  3. 8c433e
  4. 743732
  5. 5d2a27
  6. 471f1c
  7. 331412
  8. 1f0a08
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bd5d56 with less saturation

  1. bd5d56
  2. b8615a
  3. b2655f
  4. ac6963
  5. a66c67
  6. a0706b
  7. 9a736f
  8. 937672
  9. 8c7976
  10. 857b7a

Questions about #bd5d56

What color is #bd5d56?

#bd5d56 is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(189, 93, 86), in HSL hsl(4.08, 43.83%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.259% 0.12498 25.817).

What colors go well with #bd5d56?

The complementary color of #bd5d56 is #0091a1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b75b81 and #b56728. The triadic partners are #46914e and #5a7ac8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bd5d56?

White text reads better on #bd5d56: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bd5d56 a warm or cool color?

#bd5d56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.125.