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#BA2C33

#ba2c33 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2c33 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 17.25% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.34% magenta, 72.58% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 357.04°, with 61.74% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #2cbab3

Split complementary

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #2cba6c
  3. #2c7aba

Analogous

  1. #ba2c7a
  2. #ba2c33
  3. #ba6c2c

Triadic

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #33ba2c
  3. #2c33ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #bab32c
  3. #2cbab3
  4. #2c33ba

Square

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #7aba2c
  3. #2cbab3
  4. #6c2cba

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0f11
  2. #7c1d22
  3. #ba2c33
  4. #d85a61
  5. #e7989c

Shades

#ba2c33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #a7282e
  3. #952329
  4. #821f24
  5. #701a1f
  6. #5d161a
  7. #4a1214
  8. #380d0f
  9. #25090a
  10. #130405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2c33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #c14147
  3. #c8565c
  4. #cf6b70
  5. #d68085
  6. #dd9699
  7. #e3abad
  8. #eac0c2
  9. #f1d5d6
  10. #f8eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2c33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2c33
  2. #b4343b
  3. #ae3d42
  4. #a9454a
  5. #a34e52
  6. #9d565a
  7. #975e61
  8. #916769
  9. #8c6f71
  10. #867878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5254 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575032 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4432 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985b30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60d31 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2c33 {
  color: #ba2c33;
}
Background
.bg-ba2c33 {
  background-color: #ba2c33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2c33 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2c33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2c33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 44 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2c33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2c33, #ba6c2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2c33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 44 51 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.38 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.03 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.43 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.62 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.26 #45d3cc Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba2c33  rgb(186, 44, 51)  hsl(357, 62%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2cbab3  rgb(44, 186, 179)  hsl(177, 62%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#33ba2c  rgb(51, 186, 44)  hsl(117, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2c33ba  rgb(44, 51, 186)  hsl(237, 62%, 45%)  Persian Blue