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#BA283F

#ba283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.49% magenta, 66.13% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 350.55°, with 64.6% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #ba283f
  2. #28baa3

Split complementary

  1. #ba283f
  2. #28ba5a
  3. #2888ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2888
  2. #ba283f
  3. #ba5a28

Triadic

  1. #ba283f
  2. #3fba28
  3. #283fba

Tetradic

  1. #ba283f
  2. #baa328
  3. #28baa3
  4. #283fba

Square

  1. #ba283f
  2. #88ba28
  3. #28baa3
  4. #5a28ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0d14
  2. #7b1a2a
  3. #ba283f
  4. #da5469
  5. #e893a1

Shades

#ba283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba283f
  2. #a72439
  3. #952032
  4. #821c2c
  5. #701826
  6. #5d1420
  7. #4a1019
  8. #380c13
  9. #25080d
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba283f
  2. #c13e52
  3. #c85365
  4. #cf6979
  5. #d67e8c
  6. #dd949f
  7. #e3a9b2
  8. #eabfc5
  9. #f1d4d9
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba283f
  2. #b43146
  3. #ae3a4c
  4. #a94253
  5. #a34b59
  6. #9d5460
  7. #975d66
  8. #91666d
  9. #8c6e73
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5156 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534f3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786d3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89423f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97593c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50538 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba283f {
  color: #ba283f;
}
Background
.bg-ba283f {
  background-color: #ba283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba283f {
  border: 2px solid #ba283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba283f, #ba5a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.27 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.03 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.55 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.58 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.71 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.71 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.68 #45d7c0 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba283f  rgb(186, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 44%)  Cardinal
#28baa3  rgb(40, 186, 163)  hsl(171, 65%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#3fba28  rgb(63, 186, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#283fba  rgb(40, 63, 186)  hsl(231, 65%, 44%)  Persian Blue