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#BA2B08

#ba2b08 ≈ Rust

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2b08 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.86% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.88% magenta, 95.7% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 11.8°, with 91.75% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.1218

Complementary

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #0897ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #08ba84
  3. #083eba

Analogous

  1. #ba083e
  2. #ba2b08
  3. #ba8408

Triadic

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #08ba2b
  3. #2b08ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #97ba08
  3. #0897ba
  4. #2b08ba

Square

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #3eba08
  3. #0897ba
  4. #8408ba

Monochromatic

  1. #270902
  2. #711a05
  3. #ba2b08
  4. #f54519
  5. #f88063

Shades

#ba2b08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #a72707
  3. #952206
  4. #821e06
  5. #701a05
  6. #5d1604
  7. #4a1103
  8. #380d02
  9. #250902
  10. #130401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2b08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #c14021
  3. #c85539
  4. #cf6b52
  5. #d6806b
  6. #dd9584
  7. #e3aa9c
  8. #eabfb5
  9. #f1d5ce
  10. #f8eae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2b08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2b08
  2. #b43414
  3. #ae3c20
  4. #a9452c
  5. #a34d38
  6. #9d5644
  7. #975e50
  8. #91675c
  9. #8c6f68
  10. #867874
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e514d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4202 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6011e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2b08 {
  color: #ba2b08;
}
Background
.bg-ba2b08 {
  background-color: #ba2b08;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2b08 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2b08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2b08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 43 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2b08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2b08, #ba8408);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2b08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 43 8 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 4.66 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.74 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.83 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.30 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.76 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.14 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.39 #45d4f7 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Rust
#ba2b08  rgb(186, 43, 8)  hsl(12, 92%, 38%)  Rust
#0897ba  rgb(8, 151, 186)  hsl(192, 92%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#08ba2b  rgb(8, 186, 43)  hsl(132, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#2b08ba  rgb(43, 8, 186)  hsl(252, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue