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#be4d4e color: Bittersweet Shimmer

#be4d4e is rgb(190, 77, 78) in RGB and oklch(56.939% 0.14611 22.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

56.9%
0.146
22°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #be4d4e

#be4d4e is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bittersweet Shimmer (#bf4f51). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #be4d4e mixed with white

  1. be4d4e
  2. c7605f
  3. cf7270
  4. d68481
  5. dd9592
  6. e4a7a4
  7. eab8b5
  8. f0cac7
  9. f6dbda
  10. fbedec

Darker: #be4d4e mixed with black

  1. be4d4e
  2. a54243
  3. 8c3738
  4. 752c2d
  5. 5e2223
  6. 481819
  7. 330f0f
  8. 1f0707
  9. 0d0202
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be4d4e with less saturation

  1. be4d4e
  2. b85352
  3. b25857
  4. ab5d5b
  5. a5625f
  6. 9e6663
  7. 976a67
  8. 906d6b
  9. 88716f
  10. 807473

Questions about #be4d4e

What color is #be4d4e?

#be4d4e is soft red. The closest named color is Bittersweet Shimmer. In RGB it is rgb(190, 77, 78), in HSL hsl(359.47, 46.5%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.939% 0.14611 22.398).

What colors go well with #be4d4e?

The complementary color of #be4d4e is #008a95. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b54d80 and #b75900. The triadic partners are #3b8c35 and #4673cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #be4d4e?

White text reads better on #be4d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be4d4e a warm or cool color?

#be4d4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.146.