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#BA2F34

#ba2f34 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2f34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 18.43% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.73% magenta, 72.04% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 357.84°, with 59.66% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1272

Complementary

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #2fbab5

Split complementary

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #2fba70
  3. #2f7aba

Analogous

  1. #ba2f7a
  2. #ba2f34
  3. #ba702f

Triadic

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #34ba2f
  3. #2f34ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #bab52f
  3. #2fbab5
  4. #2f34ba

Square

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #7aba2f
  3. #2fbab5
  4. #702fba

Monochromatic

  1. #401012
  2. #7d2023
  3. #ba2f34
  4. #d75f63
  5. #e69c9f

Shades

#ba2f34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #a72a2f
  3. #95262a
  4. #822124
  5. #701c1f
  6. #5d181a
  7. #4a1315
  8. #380e10
  9. #25090a
  10. #130505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2f34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #c14448
  3. #c8595d
  4. #cf6d71
  5. #d68285
  6. #dd979a
  7. #e3acae
  8. #eac1c2
  9. #f1d5d6
  10. #f8eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2f34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2f34
  2. #b4373c
  3. #ae3f43
  4. #a9474b
  5. #a34f52
  6. #9d585a
  7. #976062
  8. #916869
  9. #8c7071
  10. #867878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5455 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585133 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6f2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4633 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985c31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51433 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2f34 {
  color: #ba2f34;
}
Background
.bg-ba2f34 {
  background-color: #ba2f34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2f34 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2f34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2f34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 47 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2f34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2f34, #ba702f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2f34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 47 52 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.58 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.17 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.34 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.36 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.60 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.60 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.35 #45d0cb Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba2f34  rgb(186, 47, 52)  hsl(358, 60%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2fbab5  rgb(47, 186, 181)  hsl(178, 60%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#34ba2f  rgb(52, 186, 47)  hsl(118, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2f34ba  rgb(47, 52, 186)  hsl(238, 60%, 46%)  Persian Blue