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#BA0235

#ba0235 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba0235 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0.78% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.92% magenta, 71.51% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 343.37°, with 97.87% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.1074

Complementary

  1. #ba0235
  2. #02ba87

Split complementary

  1. #ba0235
  2. #02ba2b
  3. #0291ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0291
  2. #ba0235
  3. #ba2b02

Triadic

  1. #ba0235
  2. #35ba02
  3. #0235ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba0235
  2. #ba8702
  3. #02ba87
  4. #0235ba

Square

  1. #ba0235
  2. #91ba02
  3. #02ba87
  4. #2b02ba

Monochromatic

  1. #23000a
  2. #6e011f
  3. #ba0235
  4. #fc0c4f
  5. #fd5886

Shades

#ba0235 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba0235
  2. #a70230
  3. #95022a
  4. #820125
  5. #700120
  6. #5d011b
  7. #4a0115
  8. #380110
  9. #25000b
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba0235 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba0235
  2. #c11b49
  3. #c8355d
  4. #cf4e72
  5. #d66786
  6. #dd819a
  7. #e39aae
  8. #eab3c2
  9. #f1ccd7
  10. #f8e6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba0235 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba0235
  2. #b40f3d
  3. #ae1b44
  4. #a9284c
  5. #a33453
  6. #9d415b
  7. #974e62
  8. #915a6a
  9. #8c6771
  10. #867379
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c484f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4535 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73682f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #863635 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955232 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba0235 {
  color: #ba0235;
}
Background
.bg-ba0235 {
  background-color: #ba0235;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba0235 {
  border: 2px solid #ba0235;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba0235;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 2 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba0235 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba0235, #ba2b02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba0235 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 2 53 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.37 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.96 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.35 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.35 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.75 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 8.39 #45fdca Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba0235  rgb(186, 2, 53)  hsl(343, 98%, 37%)  Cardinal
#02ba87  rgb(2, 186, 135)  hsl(163, 98%, 37%)  Mint
#35ba02  rgb(53, 186, 2)  hsl(103, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0235ba  rgb(2, 53, 186)  hsl(223, 98%, 37%)  Persian Blue