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#be455e color: Saffron Desires

#be455e is rgb(190, 69, 94) in RGB and oklch(56.28% 0.15583 11.173) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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348°
100%

56.3%
0.156
11°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Crimson
  • pink-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #be455e

#be455e is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 11°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5:1 contrast and black text 4.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saffron Desires (#c24359). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #be455e mixed with white

  1. be455e
  2. c7596d
  3. cf6d7c
  4. d77f8c
  5. de919b
  6. e5a4ab
  7. ebb6bc
  8. f1c8cc
  9. f6dadd
  10. fbedee

Darker: #be455e mixed with black

  1. be455e
  2. a53b51
  3. 8c3144
  4. 752737
  5. 5e1e2b
  6. 48151f
  7. 330c14
  8. 1f050a
  9. 0d0203
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be455e with less saturation

  1. be455e
  2. b84c60
  3. b15263
  4. ab5865
  5. a45d67
  6. 9d626a
  7. 96666c
  8. 8e6a6e
  9. 876e71
  10. 7e7273

Questions about #be455e

What color is #be455e?

#be455e is soft rose. The closest named color is Saffron Desires. In RGB it is rgb(190, 69, 94), in HSL hsl(347.6, 48.21%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.28% 0.15583 11.173).

What colors go well with #be455e?

The complementary color of #be455e is #008a86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #af4990 and #bd4e1d. The triadic partners are #538600 and #1577cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #be455e?

White text reads better on #be455e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5:1 and black gives 4.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be455e a warm or cool color?

#be455e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 11 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.156.