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#be4e3e color: Chilli Sauce

#be4e3e is rgb(190, 78, 62) in RGB and oklch(56.798% 0.14777 30.432) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

56.8%
0.148
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #be4e3e

#be4e3e is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chilli Sauce (#bc4e40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #be4e3e mixed with white

  1. be4e3e
  2. c76151
  3. cf7364
  4. d68577
  5. dd9689
  6. e4a79c
  7. eab9b0
  8. f0cac3
  9. f6dcd7
  10. fbedeb

Darker: #be4e3e mixed with black

  1. be4e3e
  2. a54335
  3. 8c382b
  4. 752d23
  5. 5e231a
  6. 481912
  7. 330f0a
  8. 1f0704
  9. 0d0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be4e3e with less saturation

  1. be4e3e
  2. b85445
  3. b2594b
  4. ab5e51
  5. a56257
  6. 9e665c
  7. 976a62
  8. 8f6d67
  9. 87716c
  10. 7f7472

Questions about #be4e3e

What color is #be4e3e?

#be4e3e is soft red. The closest named color is Chilli Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(190, 78, 62), in HSL hsl(7.5, 50.79%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.798% 0.14777 30.432).

What colors go well with #be4e3e?

The complementary color of #be4e3e is #00889d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b94b72 and #b35d00. The triadic partners are #168e45 and #566ecd.

Is white or black text more readable on #be4e3e?

White text reads better on #be4e3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be4e3e a warm or cool color?

#be4e3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.148.