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#BA293F

#ba293f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba293f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.08% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.96% magenta, 66.13% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 350.9°, with 63.88% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1238

Complementary

  1. #ba293f
  2. #29baa4

Split complementary

  1. #ba293f
  2. #29ba5c
  3. #2987ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2987
  2. #ba293f
  3. #ba5c29

Triadic

  1. #ba293f
  2. #3fba29
  3. #293fba

Tetradic

  1. #ba293f
  2. #baa429
  3. #29baa4
  4. #293fba

Square

  1. #ba293f
  2. #87ba29
  3. #29baa4
  4. #5c29ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0d15
  2. #7b1b2a
  3. #ba293f
  4. #da566a
  5. #e894a1

Shades

#ba293f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba293f
  2. #a72539
  3. #952132
  4. #821d2c
  5. #701926
  6. #5d1520
  7. #4a1019
  8. #380c13
  9. #25080d
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba293f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba293f
  2. #c13e52
  3. #c85465
  4. #cf6979
  5. #d67f8c
  6. #dd949f
  7. #e3a9b2
  8. #eabfc5
  9. #f1d4d9
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba293f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba293f
  2. #b43246
  3. #ae3a4c
  4. #a94353
  5. #a34c59
  6. #9d5560
  7. #975d66
  8. #91666d
  9. #8c6f73
  10. #86777a
  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 #8e5157 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544f3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786e3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89433f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975a3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50838 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba293f {
  color: #ba293f;
}
Background
.bg-ba293f {
  background-color: #ba293f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba293f {
  border: 2px solid #ba293f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba293f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 41 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba293f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba293f, #ba5c29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba293f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 41 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.20 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.50 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.65 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.53 #45d6c0 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba293f  rgb(186, 41, 63)  hsl(351, 64%, 45%)  Cardinal
#29baa4  rgb(41, 186, 164)  hsl(171, 64%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#3fba29  rgb(63, 186, 41)  hsl(111, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#293fba  rgb(41, 63, 186)  hsl(231, 64%, 45%)  Persian Blue