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#BA280E

#ba280e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba280e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 15.69% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.49% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 9.07°, with 86% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.1199

Complementary

  1. #ba280e
  2. #0ea0ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba280e
  2. #0eba7e
  3. #0e4aba

Analogous

  1. #ba0e4a
  2. #ba280e
  3. #ba7e0e

Triadic

  1. #ba280e
  2. #0eba28
  3. #280eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba280e
  2. #a0ba0e
  3. #0ea0ba
  4. #280eba

Square

  1. #ba280e
  2. #4aba0e
  3. #0ea0ba
  4. #7e0eba

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0903
  2. #731909
  3. #ba280e
  4. #ef4426
  5. #f4816d

Shades

#ba280e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba280e
  2. #a7240d
  3. #95200b
  4. #821c0a
  5. #701808
  6. #5d1407
  7. #4a1006
  8. #380c04
  9. #250803
  10. #130401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba280e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba280e
  2. #c13e26
  3. #c8533e
  4. #cf6956
  5. #d67e6e
  6. #dd9487
  7. #e3a99f
  8. #eabfb7
  9. #f1d4cf
  10. #f8eae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba280e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba280e
  2. #b43119
  3. #ae3a25
  4. #a94230
  5. #a34b3c
  6. #9d5447
  7. #975d52
  8. #91665e
  9. #8c6e69
  10. #867775
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d504d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4109 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985905 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba280e {
  color: #ba280e;
}
Background
.bg-ba280e {
  background-color: #ba280e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba280e {
  border: 2px solid #ba280e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba280e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 40 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba280e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba280e, #ba7e0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba280e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 40 14 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.17 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.30 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.52 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.89 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.76 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.11 #45d7f1 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ba280e  rgb(186, 40, 14)  hsl(9, 86%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0ea0ba  rgb(14, 160, 186)  hsl(189, 86%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#0eba28  rgb(14, 186, 40)  hsl(129, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#280eba  rgb(40, 14, 186)  hsl(249, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue