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#BA261E

#ba261e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba261e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 14.9% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.57% magenta, 83.87% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 3.08°, with 72.22% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #ba261e
  2. #1eb2ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba261e
  2. #1eba74
  3. #1e64ba

Analogous

  1. #ba1e64
  2. #ba261e
  3. #ba741e

Triadic

  1. #ba261e
  2. #1eba26
  3. #261eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba261e
  2. #b2ba1e
  3. #1eb2ba
  4. #261eba

Square

  1. #ba261e
  2. #64ba1e
  3. #1eb2ba
  4. #741eba

Monochromatic

  1. #360b09
  2. #781913
  3. #ba261e
  4. #e14c44
  5. #eb8b86

Shades

#ba261e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba261e
  2. #a7221b
  3. #951e18
  4. #821b15
  5. #701712
  6. #5d130f
  7. #4a0f0c
  8. #380b09
  9. #250806
  10. #130403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba261e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba261e
  2. #c13c35
  3. #c8514b
  4. #cf6762
  5. #d67d78
  6. #dd938f
  7. #e3a8a5
  8. #eabebc
  9. #f1d4d2
  10. #f8e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba261e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba261e
  2. #b42f28
  3. #ae3832
  4. #a9413b
  5. #a34a45
  6. #9d534f
  7. #975c59
  8. #916563
  9. #8c6e6c
  10. #867776
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d504e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89401c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba261e {
  color: #ba261e;
}
Background
.bg-ba261e {
  background-color: #ba261e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba261e {
  border: 2px solid #ba261e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba261e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 38 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba261e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba261e, #ba741e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba261e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 38 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.61 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.50 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.20 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.51 #45d9e1 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ba261e  rgb(186, 38, 30)  hsl(3, 72%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#1eb2ba  rgb(30, 178, 186)  hsl(183, 72%, 42%)  Verdigris
#1eba26  rgb(30, 186, 38)  hsl(123, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#261eba  rgb(38, 30, 186)  hsl(243, 72%, 42%)  Medium Blue