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#BA2B44

#ba2b44 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2b44 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.86% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.88% magenta, 63.44% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 349.51°, with 62.45% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #2bbaa1

Split complementary

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #2bba59
  3. #2b8bba

Analogous

  1. #ba2b8b
  2. #ba2b44
  3. #ba592b

Triadic

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #44ba2b
  3. #2b44ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #baa12b
  3. #2bbaa1
  4. #2b44ba

Square

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #8bba2b
  3. #2bbaa1
  4. #592bba

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0e17
  2. #7c1d2d
  3. #ba2b44
  4. #d9596f
  5. #e797a5

Shades

#ba2b44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #a7273d
  3. #952236
  4. #821e30
  5. #701a29
  6. #5d1622
  7. #4a111b
  8. #380d14
  9. #25090e
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2b44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #c14057
  3. #c85569
  4. #cf6b7c
  5. #d6808f
  6. #dd95a2
  7. #e3aab4
  8. #eabfc7
  9. #f1d5da
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2b44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2b44
  2. #b4344a
  3. #ae3c50
  4. #a94556
  5. #a34d5c
  6. #9d5662
  7. #975e68
  8. #91676e
  9. #8c6f74
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545044 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786e40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894444 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975b42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5103c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2b44 {
  color: #ba2b44;
}
Background
.bg-ba2b44 {
  background-color: #ba2b44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2b44 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2b44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2b44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 43 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2b44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2b44, #ba592b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2b44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 43 68 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.23 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.99 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.28 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.00 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.78 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.54 #45d4bb Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba2b44  rgb(186, 43, 68)  hsl(350, 62%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2bbaa1  rgb(43, 186, 161)  hsl(170, 62%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#44ba2b  rgb(68, 186, 43)  hsl(110, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2b44ba  rgb(43, 68, 186)  hsl(230, 62%, 45%)  Persian Blue