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#be5d55 color: Wild Chestnut

#be5d55 is rgb(190, 93, 85) in RGB and oklch(59.381% 0.12637 26.396) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

59.4%
0.126
26°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #be5d55

#be5d55 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Chestnut (#bc5d58). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #be5d55 mixed with white

  1. be5d55
  2. c66d65
  3. ce7e75
  4. d58e86
  5. dc9e97
  6. e3aea7
  7. e9beb8
  8. efceca
  9. f5dedb
  10. faefed

Darker: #be5d55 mixed with black

  1. be5d55
  2. a55049
  3. 8c433d
  4. 753731
  5. 5e2a26
  6. 481f1c
  7. 331411
  8. 1f0a08
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be5d55 with less saturation

  1. be5d55
  2. b86159
  3. b3655e
  4. ad6962
  5. a76d66
  6. a1706a
  7. 9a736e
  8. 947672
  9. 8d7976
  10. 867c7a

Questions about #be5d55

What color is #be5d55?

#be5d55 is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(190, 93, 85), in HSL hsl(4.57, 44.68%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.381% 0.12637 26.396).

What colors go well with #be5d55?

The complementary color of #be5d55 is #0092a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b85b80 and #b66826. The triadic partners are #45924f and #5b7ac9.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5d55?

White text reads better on #be5d55: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5d55 a warm or cool color?

#be5d55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.126.