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#BA002D

#ba002d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba002d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75.81% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 345.48°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #ba002d
  2. #00ba8d

Split complementary

  1. #ba002d
  2. #00ba30
  3. #008aba

Analogous

  1. #ba008a
  2. #ba002d
  3. #ba3000

Triadic

  1. #ba002d
  2. #2dba00
  3. #002dba

Tetradic

  1. #ba002d
  2. #ba8d00
  3. #00ba8d
  4. #002dba

Square

  1. #ba002d
  2. #8aba00
  3. #00ba8d
  4. #3000ba

Monochromatic

  1. #210008
  2. #6d001a
  3. #ba002d
  4. #ff0743
  5. #ff547d

Shades

#ba002d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba002d
  2. #a70029
  3. #950024
  4. #820020
  5. #70001b
  6. #5d0017
  7. #4a0012
  8. #38000e
  9. #250009
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba002d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba002d
  2. #c11a42
  3. #c83357
  4. #cf4d6c
  5. #d66681
  6. #dd8096
  7. #e399ab
  8. #eab3c0
  9. #f1ccd5
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba002d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba002d
  2. #b40d35
  3. #ae1a3e
  4. #a92646
  5. #a3334e
  6. #9d4057
  7. #974d5f
  8. #915a67
  9. #8c666f
  10. #867378
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b474d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a452c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746826 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86352d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955129 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba002d {
  color: #ba002d;
}
Background
.bg-ba002d {
  background-color: #ba002d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba002d {
  border: 2px solid #ba002d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba002d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 0 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba002d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba002d, #ba3000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba002d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 0 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.59 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.90 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.90 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.20 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.90 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.85 #45ffd2 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba002d  rgb(186, 0, 45)  hsl(345, 100%, 36%)  Cardinal
#00ba8d  rgb(0, 186, 141)  hsl(165, 100%, 36%)  Mint
#2dba00  rgb(45, 186, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#002dba  rgb(0, 45, 186)  hsl(225, 100%, 36%)  Persian Blue