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#BA196E

#ba196e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba196e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 9.8% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.56% magenta, 40.86% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 328.32°, with 76.3% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.1226

Complementary

  1. #ba196e
  2. #19ba65

Split complementary

  1. #ba196e
  2. #1eba19
  3. #19bab5

Analogous

  1. #b519ba
  2. #ba196e
  3. #ba191e

Triadic

  1. #ba196e
  2. #6eba19
  3. #196eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba196e
  2. #ba6519
  3. #19ba65
  4. #196eba

Square

  1. #ba196e
  2. #bab519
  3. #19ba65
  4. #191eba

Monochromatic

  1. #33071e
  2. #771046
  3. #ba196e
  4. #e53b94
  5. #ee7eb9

Shades

#ba196e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba196e
  2. #a71763
  3. #951458
  4. #82124d
  5. #700f42
  6. #5d0d37
  7. #4a0a2c
  8. #380821
  9. #250516
  10. #13030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba196e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba196e
  2. #c1307d
  3. #c8478b
  4. #cf5e9a
  5. #d675a8
  6. #dd8cb7
  7. #e3a3c5
  8. #eabad4
  9. #f1d1e2
  10. #f8e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba196e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba196e
  2. #b42370
  3. #ae2e72
  4. #a93873
  5. #a34275
  6. #9d4d77
  7. #975779
  8. #91617b
  9. #8c6b7c
  10. #86767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415070 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6d6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca0043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83406f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92576c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40057 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba196e {
  color: #ba196e;
}
Background
.bg-ba196e {
  background-color: #ba196e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba196e {
  border: 2px solid #ba196e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba196e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 25 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba196e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba196e, #ba191e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba196e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 25 110 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.76 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 4.96 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.72 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.25 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.50 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.67 #45e691 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba196e  rgb(186, 25, 110)  hsl(328, 76%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ba65  rgb(25, 186, 101)  hsl(148, 76%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#6eba19  rgb(110, 186, 25)  hsl(88, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#196eba  rgb(25, 110, 186)  hsl(208, 76%, 41%)  French Blue