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#BA052D

#ba052d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba052d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.31% magenta, 75.81% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 346.74°, 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.1074

Complementary

  1. #ba052d
  2. #05ba92

Split complementary

  1. #ba052d
  2. #05ba37
  3. #0587ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0587
  2. #ba052d
  3. #ba3705

Triadic

  1. #ba052d
  2. #2dba05
  3. #052dba

Tetradic

  1. #ba052d
  2. #ba9205
  3. #05ba92
  4. #052dba

Square

  1. #ba052d
  2. #87ba05
  3. #05ba92
  4. #3705ba

Monochromatic

  1. #250109
  2. #6f031b
  3. #ba052d
  4. #f91346
  5. #fb5d80

Shades

#ba052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba052d
  2. #a70529
  3. #950424
  4. #820420
  5. #70031b
  6. #5d0317
  7. #4a0212
  8. #38020e
  9. #250109
  10. #130105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba052d
  2. #c11e42
  3. #c83757
  4. #cf506c
  5. #d66981
  6. #dd8296
  7. #e39bab
  8. #eab4c0
  9. #f1cdd5
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba052d
  2. #b41135
  3. #ae1e3e
  4. #a92a46
  5. #a3364e
  6. #9d4357
  7. #974f5f
  8. #915b67
  9. #8c676f
  10. #867478
  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 #8c484d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b452c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746826 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86362d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba052d {
  color: #ba052d;
}
Background
.bg-ba052d {
  background-color: #ba052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba052d {
  border: 2px solid #ba052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba052d, #ba3705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.51 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.74 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.74 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.96 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.96 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.59 #45fad2 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba052d  rgb(186, 5, 45)  hsl(347, 95%, 37%)  Cardinal
#05ba92  rgb(5, 186, 146)  hsl(167, 95%, 37%)  Mint
#2dba05  rgb(45, 186, 5)  hsl(107, 95%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#052dba  rgb(5, 45, 186)  hsl(227, 95%, 37%)  Persian Blue