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#BA080A

#ba080a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba080a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 3.14% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.7% magenta, 94.62% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 359.33°, with 91.75% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #ba080a
  2. #08bab8

Split complementary

  1. #ba080a
  2. #08ba5f
  3. #0863ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0863
  2. #ba080a
  3. #ba5f08

Triadic

  1. #ba080a
  2. #0aba08
  3. #080aba

Tetradic

  1. #ba080a
  2. #bab808
  3. #08bab8
  4. #080aba

Square

  1. #ba080a
  2. #63ba08
  3. #08bab8
  4. #5f08ba

Monochromatic

  1. #270202
  2. #710506
  3. #ba080a
  4. #f5191c
  5. #f86364

Shades

#ba080a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba080a
  2. #a70709
  3. #950608
  4. #820607
  5. #700506
  6. #5d0405
  7. #4a0304
  8. #380203
  9. #250202
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba080a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba080a
  2. #c12123
  3. #c8393b
  4. #cf5254
  5. #d66b6c
  6. #dd8485
  7. #e39c9d
  8. #eab5b6
  9. #f1cece
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba080a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba080a
  2. #b41416
  3. #ae2022
  4. #a92c2d
  5. #a33839
  6. #9d4445
  7. #975051
  8. #915c5d
  9. #8c6868
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4404 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873506 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965200 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba080a {
  color: #ba080a;
}
Background
.bg-ba080a {
  background-color: #ba080a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba080a {
  border: 2px solid #ba080a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba080a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 8 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba080a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba080a, #ba5f08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba080a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 8 10 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.94 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.18 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.48 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.22 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.44 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.49 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.71 #45f7f5 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ba080a  rgb(186, 8, 10)  hsl(359, 92%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#08bab8  rgb(8, 186, 184)  hsl(179, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#0aba08  rgb(10, 186, 8)  hsl(119, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#080aba  rgb(8, 10, 186)  hsl(239, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue