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#BA021A

#ba021a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba021a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0.78% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.92% magenta, 86.02% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 352.17°, with 97.87% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.1056

Complementary

  1. #ba021a
  2. #02baa2

Split complementary

  1. #ba021a
  2. #02ba46
  3. #0276ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0276
  2. #ba021a
  3. #ba4602

Triadic

  1. #ba021a
  2. #1aba02
  3. #021aba

Tetradic

  1. #ba021a
  2. #baa202
  3. #02baa2
  4. #021aba

Square

  1. #ba021a
  2. #76ba02
  3. #02baa2
  4. #4602ba

Monochromatic

  1. #230005
  2. #6e010f
  3. #ba021a
  4. #fc0c2b
  5. #fd586d

Shades

#ba021a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba021a
  2. #a70217
  3. #950215
  4. #820112
  5. #700110
  6. #5d010d
  7. #4a010a
  8. #380108
  9. #250005
  10. #130003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba021a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba021a
  2. #c11b31
  3. #c83548
  4. #cf4e5f
  5. #d66776
  6. #dd818d
  7. #e39aa3
  8. #eab3ba
  9. #f1ccd1
  10. #f8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba021a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba021a
  2. #b40f24
  3. #ae1b2e
  4. #a92839
  5. #a33443
  6. #9d414d
  7. #974e57
  8. #915a61
  9. #8c676c
  10. #867376
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4749 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75680e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873419 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba021a {
  color: #ba021a;
}
Background
.bg-ba021a {
  background-color: #ba021a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba021a {
  border: 2px solid #ba021a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba021a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 2 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba021a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba021a, #ba4602);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba021a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 2 26 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.09 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.60 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.65 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.78 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.35 #45fde5 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ba021a  rgb(186, 2, 26)  hsl(352, 98%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#02baa2  rgb(2, 186, 162)  hsl(172, 98%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#1aba02  rgb(26, 186, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#021aba  rgb(2, 26, 186)  hsl(232, 98%, 37%)  Zaffre