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#BA1237

#ba1237 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.32% magenta, 70.43% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 346.79°, with 82.35% saturation and 40% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #ba1237
  2. #12ba95

Split complementary

  1. #ba1237
  2. #12ba41
  3. #128bba

Analogous

  1. #ba128b
  2. #ba1237
  3. #ba4112

Triadic

  1. #ba1237
  2. #37ba12
  3. #1237ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba1237
  2. #ba9512
  3. #12ba95
  4. #1237ba

Square

  1. #ba1237
  2. #8bba12
  3. #12ba95
  4. #4112ba

Monochromatic

  1. #2e050e
  2. #740b22
  3. #ba1237
  4. #eb2e57
  5. #f1748f

Shades

#ba1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba1237
  2. #a71032
  3. #950e2c
  4. #820d27
  5. #700b21
  6. #5d091c
  7. #4a0716
  8. #380511
  9. #25040b
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba1237
  2. #c12a4b
  3. #c8415f
  4. #cf5973
  5. #d67187
  6. #dd899b
  7. #e3a0af
  8. #eab8c3
  9. #f1d0d7
  10. #f8e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba1237
  2. #b41d3e
  3. #ae2846
  4. #a9334d
  5. #a33e54
  6. #9d495c
  7. #975463
  8. #915f6a
  9. #8c6a71
  10. #867579
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4a51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4837 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756a32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873937 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba1237 {
  color: #ba1237;
}
Background
.bg-ba1237 {
  background-color: #ba1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba1237 {
  border: 2px solid #ba1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba1237, #ba4112);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.76 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.16 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.16 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.16 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.10 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.02 #45edc8 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba1237  rgb(186, 18, 55)  hsl(347, 82%, 40%)  Cardinal
#12ba95  rgb(18, 186, 149)  hsl(167, 82%, 40%)  Mint
#37ba12  rgb(55, 186, 18)  hsl(107, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#1237ba  rgb(18, 55, 186)  hsl(227, 82%, 40%)  Persian Blue