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#BA170E

#ba170e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba170e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 9.02% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.63% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 3.14°, with 86% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #ba170e
  2. #0eb1ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba170e
  2. #0eba6d
  3. #0e5bba

Analogous

  1. #ba0e5b
  2. #ba170e
  3. #ba6d0e

Triadic

  1. #ba170e
  2. #0eba17
  3. #170eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba170e
  2. #b1ba0e
  3. #0eb1ba
  4. #170eba

Square

  1. #ba170e
  2. #5bba0e
  3. #0eb1ba
  4. #6d0eba

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0503
  2. #730e09
  3. #ba170e
  4. #ef3026
  5. #f4746d

Shades

#ba170e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba170e
  2. #a7150d
  3. #95120b
  4. #82100a
  5. #700e08
  6. #5d0c07
  7. #4a0906
  8. #380704
  9. #250503
  10. #130201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba170e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba170e
  2. #c12e26
  3. #c8453e
  4. #cf5d56
  5. #d6746e
  6. #dd8b87
  7. #e3a29f
  8. #eab9b7
  9. #f1d1cf
  10. #f8e8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba170e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba170e
  2. #b42219
  3. #ae2c25
  4. #a93730
  5. #a3413c
  6. #9d4c47
  7. #975652
  8. #91615e
  9. #8c6b69
  10. #867675
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514708 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88390a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975403 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba170e {
  color: #ba170e;
}
Background
.bg-ba170e {
  background-color: #ba170e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba170e {
  border: 2px solid #ba170e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba170e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 23 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba170e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba170e, #ba6d0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba170e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 23 14 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.95 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.99 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.60 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.14 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.21 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.36 #45e8f1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ba170e  rgb(186, 23, 14)  hsl(3, 86%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0eb1ba  rgb(14, 177, 186)  hsl(183, 86%, 39%)  Verdigris
#0eba17  rgb(14, 186, 23)  hsl(123, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#170eba  rgb(23, 14, 186)  hsl(243, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue