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#BA161D

#ba161d ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba161d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 8.63% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.17% magenta, 84.41% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 357.44°, with 78.85% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.111

Complementary

  1. #ba161d
  2. #16bab3

Split complementary

  1. #ba161d
  2. #16ba61
  3. #166fba

Analogous

  1. #ba166f
  2. #ba161d
  3. #ba6116

Triadic

  1. #ba161d
  2. #1dba16
  3. #161dba

Tetradic

  1. #ba161d
  2. #bab316
  3. #16bab3
  4. #161dba

Square

  1. #ba161d
  2. #6fba16
  3. #16bab3
  4. #6116ba

Monochromatic

  1. #310608
  2. #760e12
  3. #ba161d
  4. #e7353d
  5. #ef7a7f

Shades

#ba161d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba161d
  2. #a7141a
  3. #951217
  4. #820f14
  5. #700d11
  6. #5d0b0f
  7. #4a090c
  8. #380709
  9. #250406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba161d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba161d
  2. #c12d34
  3. #c8454a
  4. #cf5c61
  5. #d67377
  6. #dd8b8e
  7. #e3a2a5
  8. #eab9bb
  9. #f1d0d2
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba161d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba161d
  2. #b42127
  3. #ae2b31
  4. #a9363b
  5. #a34045
  6. #9d4b4f
  7. #975658
  8. #916062
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50471a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88391c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965417 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba161d {
  color: #ba161d;
}
Background
.bg-ba161d {
  background-color: #ba161d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba161d {
  border: 2px solid #ba161d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba161d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 22 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba161d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba161d, #ba6116);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba161d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 22 29 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.37 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.62 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.08 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.08 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.67 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.67 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.70 #45e9e2 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ba161d  rgb(186, 22, 29)  hsl(357, 79%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#16bab3  rgb(22, 186, 179)  hsl(177, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1dba16  rgb(29, 186, 22)  hsl(117, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#161dba  rgb(22, 29, 186)  hsl(237, 79%, 41%)  Zaffre