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#cf5950 color: Wet Coral

#cf5950 is rgb(207, 89, 80) in RGB and oklch(61.195% 0.15164 26.832) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

61.2%
0.152
27°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • orange-700
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #cf5950

#cf5950 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wet Coral (#d1584c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #cf5950 mixed with white

  1. cf5950
  2. d66b61
  3. dc7c72
  4. e28d83
  5. e89d94
  6. edada6
  7. f1beb7
  8. f6cec9
  9. f9dedb
  10. fcefed

Darker: #cf5950 mixed with black

  1. cf5950
  2. b44c44
  3. 994039
  4. 7f342e
  5. 672824
  6. 4f1d1a
  7. 381310
  8. 230907
  9. 100302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #cf5950 with less saturation

  1. cf5950
  2. c95f56
  3. c2645b
  4. bb6961
  5. b46e66
  6. ad726b
  7. a57670
  8. 9d7a75
  9. 957d7a
  10. 8d807f

Questions about #cf5950

What color is #cf5950?

#cf5950 is soft red. The closest named color is Wet Coral. In RGB it is rgb(207, 89, 80), in HSL hsl(4.25, 56.95%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.195% 0.15164 26.832).

What colors go well with #cf5950?

The complementary color of #cf5950 is #0098a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c85785 and #c56700. The triadic partners are #369b49 and #5a7ede.

Is white or black text more readable on #cf5950?

White text reads better on #cf5950: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cf5950 a warm or cool color?

#cf5950 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.152.