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#be4c3a color: Glowing Coals

#be4c3a is rgb(190, 76, 58) in RGB and oklch(56.469% 0.15073 31.229) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

56.5%
0.151
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #be4c3a

#be4c3a is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Glowing Coals (#bc4d39). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #be4c3a mixed with white

  1. be4c3a
  2. c75f4e
  3. cf7261
  4. d68474
  5. de9587
  6. e4a79b
  7. ebb8ae
  8. f0cac2
  9. f6dbd6
  10. fbedea

Darker: #be4c3a mixed with black

  1. be4c3a
  2. a54131
  3. 8c3628
  4. 752c20
  5. 5e2218
  6. 481810
  7. 330f09
  8. 1f0604
  9. 0d0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be4c3a with less saturation

  1. be4c3a
  2. b85241
  3. b15748
  4. ab5c4e
  5. a46154
  6. 9d655a
  7. 966960
  8. 8f6c66
  9. 87706b
  10. 7e7370

Questions about #be4c3a

What color is #be4c3a?

#be4c3a is soft red. The closest named color is Glowing Coals. In RGB it is rgb(190, 76, 58), in HSL hsl(8.18, 53.23%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.469% 0.15073 31.229).

What colors go well with #be4c3a?

The complementary color of #be4c3a is #00879d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b94870 and #b35c00. The triadic partners are #018e44 and #576dcd.

Is white or black text more readable on #be4c3a?

White text reads better on #be4c3a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be4c3a a warm or cool color?

#be4c3a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.151.