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#BA050F

#ba050f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba050f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.31% magenta, 91.94% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 356.69°, 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 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #ba050f
  2. #05bab0

Split complementary

  1. #ba050f
  2. #05ba56
  3. #0569ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0569
  2. #ba050f
  3. #ba5605

Triadic

  1. #ba050f
  2. #0fba05
  3. #050fba

Tetradic

  1. #ba050f
  2. #bab005
  3. #05bab0
  4. #050fba

Square

  1. #ba050f
  2. #69ba05
  3. #05bab0
  4. #5605ba

Monochromatic

  1. #250103
  2. #6f0309
  3. #ba050f
  4. #f91320
  5. #fb5d66

Shades

#ba050f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba050f
  2. #a7050e
  3. #95040c
  4. #82040b
  5. #700309
  6. #5d0308
  7. #4a0206
  8. #380205
  9. #250103
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba050f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba050f
  2. #c11e27
  3. #c8373f
  4. #cf5057
  5. #d6696f
  6. #dd8287
  7. #e39b9f
  8. #eab4b7
  9. #f1cdcf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba050f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba050f
  2. #b4111a
  3. #ae1e26
  4. #a92a31
  5. #a3363c
  6. #9d4348
  7. #974f53
  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 #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e440a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87350c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965204 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba050f {
  color: #ba050f;
}
Background
.bg-ba050f {
  background-color: #ba050f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba050f {
  border: 2px solid #ba050f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba050f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 5 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba050f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba050f, #ba5605);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba050f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 5 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.19 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.45 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.93 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.07 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.88 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.21 #45faf0 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ba050f  rgb(186, 5, 15)  hsl(357, 95%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#05bab0  rgb(5, 186, 176)  hsl(177, 95%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#0fba05  rgb(15, 186, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#050fba  rgb(5, 15, 186)  hsl(237, 95%, 37%)  Medium Blue