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#BA264E

#ba264e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba264e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 14.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.57% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 343.78°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.1238

Complementary

  1. #ba264e
  2. #26ba92

Split complementary

  1. #ba264e
  2. #26ba48
  3. #2698ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2698
  2. #ba264e
  3. #ba4826

Triadic

  1. #ba264e
  2. #4eba26
  3. #264eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba264e
  2. #ba9226
  3. #26ba92
  4. #264eba

Square

  1. #ba264e
  2. #98ba26
  3. #26ba92
  4. #4826ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0c19
  2. #7a1933
  3. #ba264e
  4. #db5176
  5. #e891a8

Shades

#ba264e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba264e
  2. #a72246
  3. #951e3e
  4. #821b37
  5. #70172f
  6. #5d1327
  7. #4a0f1f
  8. #380b17
  9. #250810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba264e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba264e
  2. #c13c60
  3. #c85171
  4. #cf6783
  5. #d67d95
  6. #dd93a7
  7. #e3a8b8
  8. #eabeca
  9. #f1d4dc
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba264e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba264e
  2. #b42f53
  3. #ae3858
  4. #a9415d
  5. #a34a62
  6. #9d5367
  7. #975c6c
  8. #916571
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504f4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766d4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87424e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96594c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50742 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba264e {
  color: #ba264e;
}
Background
.bg-ba264e {
  background-color: #ba264e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba264e {
  border: 2px solid #ba264e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba264e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 38 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba264e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba264e, #ba4826);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba264e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 38 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.16 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.24 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.29 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.43 #45d9b1 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba264e  rgb(186, 38, 78)  hsl(344, 66%, 44%)  Cardinal
#26ba92  rgb(38, 186, 146)  hsl(164, 66%, 44%)  Mint
#4eba26  rgb(78, 186, 38)  hsl(104, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#264eba  rgb(38, 78, 186)  hsl(224, 66%, 44%)  Sapphire