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#be4959 color: Salsa Diane

#be4959 is rgb(190, 73, 89) in RGB and oklch(56.654% 0.15048 15.108) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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352°
100%

56.7%
0.150
15°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Crimson
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #be4959

#be4959 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Salsa Diane (#bb4f5c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #be4959 mixed with white

  1. be4959
  2. c75d68
  3. cf6f78
  4. d68188
  5. de9398
  6. e4a5a9
  7. ebb7ba
  8. f1c9cb
  9. f6dbdc
  10. fbeded

Darker: #be4959 mixed with black

  1. be4959
  2. a53e4c
  3. 8c3440
  4. 752a34
  5. 5e2028
  6. 48171d
  7. 330e13
  8. 1f0609
  9. 0d0203
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be4959 with less saturation

  1. be4959
  2. b84f5c
  3. b2555f
  4. ab5b62
  5. a55f65
  6. 9e6468
  7. 97686b
  8. 8f6c6e
  9. 877071
  10. 7f7373

Questions about #be4959

What color is #be4959?

#be4959 is soft rose. The closest named color is Salsa Diane. In RGB it is rgb(190, 73, 89), in HSL hsl(351.79, 47.37%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.654% 0.15048 15.108).

What colors go well with #be4959?

The complementary color of #be4959 is #008b8c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b14c8a and #bb5317. The triadic partners are #4c891e and #2f76cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #be4959?

White text reads better on #be4959: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be4959 a warm or cool color?

#be4959 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.15.