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#BA262C

#ba262c ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba262c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.57% magenta, 76.34% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 357.57°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.1201

Complementary

  1. #ba262c
  2. #26bab4

Split complementary

  1. #ba262c
  2. #26ba6a
  3. #2676ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2676
  2. #ba262c
  3. #ba6a26

Triadic

  1. #ba262c
  2. #2cba26
  3. #262cba

Tetradic

  1. #ba262c
  2. #bab426
  3. #26bab4
  4. #262cba

Square

  1. #ba262c
  2. #76ba26
  3. #26bab4
  4. #6a26ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0c0e
  2. #7a191d
  3. #ba262c
  4. #db5157
  5. #e89194

Shades

#ba262c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba262c
  2. #a72228
  3. #951e23
  4. #821b1f
  5. #70171a
  6. #5d1316
  7. #4a0f12
  8. #380b0d
  9. #250809
  10. #130404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba262c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba262c
  2. #c13c41
  3. #c85156
  4. #cf676b
  5. #d67d80
  6. #dd9396
  7. #e3a8ab
  8. #eabec0
  9. #f1d4d5
  10. #f8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba262c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba262c
  2. #b42f34
  3. #ae383d
  4. #a94145
  5. #a34a4e
  6. #9d5356
  7. #975c5e
  8. #916567
  9. #8c6e6f
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89412b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba262c {
  color: #ba262c;
}
Background
.bg-ba262c {
  background-color: #ba262c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba262c {
  border: 2px solid #ba262c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba262c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 38 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba262c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba262c, #ba6a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba262c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 38 44 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.66 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.79 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.98 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.01 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.53 #45d9d3 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#ba262c  rgb(186, 38, 44)  hsl(358, 66%, 44%)  Firebrick
#26bab4  rgb(38, 186, 180)  hsl(178, 66%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#2cba26  rgb(44, 186, 38)  hsl(118, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#262cba  rgb(38, 44, 186)  hsl(238, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue