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#BA2A2D

#ba2a2d ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2a2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.47% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 75.81% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 358.75°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1228

Complementary

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #2abab7

Split complementary

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #2aba6f
  3. #2a75ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2a75
  2. #ba2a2d
  3. #ba6f2a

Triadic

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #2dba2a
  3. #2a2dba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #bab72a
  3. #2abab7
  4. #2a2dba

Square

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #75ba2a
  3. #2abab7
  4. #6f2aba

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0e0f
  2. #7c1c1e
  3. #ba2a2d
  4. #d9575a
  5. #e79697

Shades

#ba2a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #a72629
  3. #952224
  4. #821d20
  5. #70191b
  6. #5d1517
  7. #4a1112
  8. #380d0e
  9. #250809
  10. #130405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #c13f42
  3. #c85557
  4. #cf6a6c
  5. #d67f81
  6. #dd9596
  7. #e3aaab
  8. #eabfc0
  9. #f1d4d5
  10. #f8eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2a2d
  2. #b43335
  3. #ae3b3e
  4. #a94446
  5. #a34c4e
  6. #9d5557
  7. #975e5f
  8. #916667
  9. #8c6f6f
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5152 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a432c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6052d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2a2d {
  color: #ba2a2d;
}
Background
.bg-ba2a2d {
  background-color: #ba2a2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2a2d {
  border: 2px solid #ba2a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 42 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2a2d, #ba6f2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 42 45 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.80 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.90 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.16 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.16 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.38 #45d5d2 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#ba2a2d  rgb(186, 42, 45)  hsl(359, 63%, 45%)  Firebrick
#2abab7  rgb(42, 186, 183)  hsl(179, 63%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#2dba2a  rgb(45, 186, 42)  hsl(119, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2a2dba  rgb(42, 45, 186)  hsl(239, 63%, 45%)  Persian Blue