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#BA050E

#ba050e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba050e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 1.96% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.31% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 357.02°, with 94.76% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #ba050e
  2. #05bab1

Split complementary

  1. #ba050e
  2. #05ba57
  3. #0568ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0568
  2. #ba050e
  3. #ba5705

Triadic

  1. #ba050e
  2. #0eba05
  3. #050eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba050e
  2. #bab105
  3. #05bab1
  4. #050eba

Square

  1. #ba050e
  2. #68ba05
  3. #05bab1
  4. #5705ba

Monochromatic

  1. #250103
  2. #6f0308
  3. #ba050e
  4. #f9131e
  5. #fb5d65

Shades

#ba050e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba050e
  2. #a7050d
  3. #95040b
  4. #82040a
  5. #700308
  6. #5d0307
  7. #4a0206
  8. #380204
  9. #250103
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba050e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba050e
  2. #c11e26
  3. #c8373e
  4. #cf5056
  5. #d6696e
  6. #dd8287
  7. #e39b9f
  8. #eab4b7
  9. #f1cdcf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba050e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba050e
  2. #b41119
  3. #ae1e25
  4. #a92a30
  5. #a3363c
  6. #9d4347
  7. #974f52
  8. #915b5e
  9. #8c6769
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4409 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87350b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965203 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba050e {
  color: #ba050e;
}
Background
.bg-ba050e {
  background-color: #ba050e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba050e {
  border: 2px solid #ba050e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba050e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 5 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba050e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba050e, #ba5705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba050e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 5 14 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.33 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.97 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.60 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.15 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.80 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.31 #45faf1 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ba050e  rgb(186, 5, 14)  hsl(357, 95%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#05bab1  rgb(5, 186, 177)  hsl(177, 95%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#0eba05  rgb(14, 186, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#050eba  rgb(5, 14, 186)  hsl(237, 95%, 37%)  Medium Blue