ColorTool
Log in
#BA2012

#ba2012 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ba2012 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 12.55% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.8% magenta, 90.32% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 5°, with 82.35% saturation and 40% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc3300
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #ba2012
  2. #12acba

Split complementary

  1. #ba2012
  2. #12ba74
  3. #1258ba

Analogous

  1. #ba1258
  2. #ba2012
  3. #ba7412

Triadic

  1. #ba2012
  2. #12ba20
  3. #2012ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2012
  2. #acba12
  3. #12acba
  4. #2012ba

Square

  1. #ba2012
  2. #58ba12
  3. #12acba
  4. #7412ba

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0805
  2. #74140b
  3. #ba2012
  4. #eb3e2e
  5. #f17e74

Shades

#ba2012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2012
  2. #a71d10
  3. #951a0e
  4. #82160d
  5. #70130b
  6. #5d1009
  7. #4a0d07
  8. #380a05
  9. #250604
  10. #130302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2012
  2. #c1362a
  3. #c84d41
  4. #cf6359
  5. #d67971
  6. #dd9089
  7. #e3a6a0
  8. #eabcb8
  9. #f1d2d0
  10. #f8e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2012
  2. #b42a1d
  3. #ae3328
  4. #a93d33
  5. #a3463e
  6. #9d5049
  7. #975a54
  8. #91635f
  9. #8c6d6a
  10. #867675
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4d4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b02 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893d0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975709 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ba2012 {
  color: #ba2012;
}
Background
.bg-ba2012 {
  background-color: #ba2012;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2012 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 32 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2012, #ba7412);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 32 18 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.91 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.18 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.15 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.01 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.05 #45dfed Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ba2012  rgb(186, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 82%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#12acba  rgb(18, 172, 186)  hsl(185, 82%, 40%)  Verdigris
#12ba20  rgb(18, 186, 32)  hsl(125, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2012ba  rgb(32, 18, 186)  hsl(245, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue