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#BA1908

#ba1908 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba1908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.56% magenta, 95.7% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 5.73°, 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #ba1908
  2. #08a9ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba1908
  2. #08ba72
  3. #0850ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0850
  2. #ba1908
  3. #ba7208

Triadic

  1. #ba1908
  2. #08ba19
  3. #1908ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba1908
  2. #a9ba08
  3. #08a9ba
  4. #1908ba

Square

  1. #ba1908
  2. #50ba08
  3. #08a9ba
  4. #7208ba

Monochromatic

  1. #270502
  2. #710f05
  3. #ba1908
  4. #f52e19
  5. #f87163

Shades

#ba1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba1908
  2. #a71707
  3. #951406
  4. #821206
  5. #700f05
  6. #5d0d04
  7. #4a0a03
  8. #380802
  9. #250502
  10. #130301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba1908
  2. #c13021
  3. #c84739
  4. #cf5e52
  5. #d6756b
  6. #dd8c84
  7. #e3a39c
  8. #eabab5
  9. #f1d1ce
  10. #f8e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba1908
  2. #b42314
  3. #ae2e20
  4. #a9382c
  5. #a34238
  6. #9d4d44
  7. #975750
  8. #91615c
  9. #8c6b68
  10. #867674
  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 #8c4b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524801 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883a04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba1908 {
  color: #ba1908;
}
Background
.bg-ba1908 {
  background-color: #ba1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba1908 {
  border: 2px solid #ba1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba1908, #ba7208);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.45 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.62 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.00 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.76 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.92 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.11 #45e6f7 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Rufous
#ba1908  rgb(186, 25, 8)  hsl(6, 92%, 38%)  Rufous
#08a9ba  rgb(8, 169, 186)  hsl(186, 92%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#08ba19  rgb(8, 186, 25)  hsl(126, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#1908ba  rgb(25, 8, 186)  hsl(246, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue