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#BA153E

#ba153e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba153e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 8.24% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.71% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 345.09°, with 79.71% saturation and 40.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.1132

Complementary

  1. #ba153e
  2. #15ba91

Split complementary

  1. #ba153e
  2. #15ba3f
  3. #1591ba

Analogous

  1. #ba1591
  2. #ba153e
  3. #ba3f15

Triadic

  1. #ba153e
  2. #3eba15
  3. #153eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba153e
  2. #ba9115
  3. #15ba91
  4. #153eba

Square

  1. #ba153e
  2. #91ba15
  3. #15ba91
  4. #3f15ba

Monochromatic

  1. #310510
  2. #750d27
  3. #ba153e
  4. #e83360
  5. #f07896

Shades

#ba153e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba153e
  2. #a71338
  3. #951132
  4. #820f2b
  5. #700d25
  6. #5d0b1f
  7. #4a0819
  8. #380613
  9. #25040c
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba153e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba153e
  2. #c12c51
  3. #c84465
  4. #cf5b78
  5. #d6738b
  6. #dd8a9f
  7. #e3a1b2
  8. #eab9c5
  9. #f1d0d8
  10. #f8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba153e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba153e
  2. #b42045
  3. #ae2a4b
  4. #a93552
  5. #a34058
  6. #9d4b5f
  7. #975566
  8. #91606c
  9. #8c6b73
  10. #867579
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c493e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746a39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #863b3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95553b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba153e {
  color: #ba153e;
}
Background
.bg-ba153e {
  background-color: #ba153e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba153e {
  border: 2px solid #ba153e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba153e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 21 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba153e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba153e, #ba3f15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba153e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 21 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.73 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.12 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.71 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.88 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.98 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.98 #45eac1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba153e  rgb(186, 21, 62)  hsl(345, 80%, 41%)  Cardinal
#15ba91  rgb(21, 186, 145)  hsl(165, 80%, 41%)  Mint
#3eba15  rgb(62, 186, 21)  hsl(105, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#153eba  rgb(21, 62, 186)  hsl(225, 80%, 41%)  Persian Blue