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#BA2F4E

#ba2f4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2f4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.73% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 346.62°, 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #2fba9b

Split complementary

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #2fba56
  3. #2f94ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2f94
  2. #ba2f4e
  3. #ba562f

Triadic

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #4eba2f
  3. #2f4eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #ba9b2f
  3. #2fba9b
  4. #2f4eba

Square

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #94ba2f
  3. #2fba9b
  4. #562fba

Monochromatic

  1. #40101b
  2. #7d2034
  3. #ba2f4e
  4. #d75f7a
  5. #e69cad

Shades

#ba2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #a72a46
  3. #95263e
  4. #822137
  5. #701c2f
  6. #5d1827
  7. #4a131f
  8. #380e17
  9. #250910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #c14460
  3. #c85971
  4. #cf6d83
  5. #d68295
  6. #dd97a7
  7. #e3acb8
  8. #eac1ca
  9. #f1d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2f4e
  2. #b43753
  3. #ae3f58
  4. #a9475d
  5. #a34f62
  6. #9d5867
  7. #97606c
  8. #916871
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f545d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786f4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51b44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2f4e {
  color: #ba2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-ba2f4e {
  background-color: #ba2f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #ba2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2f4e, #ba562f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.87 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.27 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.42 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.45 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.70 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.97 #45d0b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba2f4e  rgb(186, 47, 78)  hsl(347, 60%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2fba9b  rgb(47, 186, 155)  hsl(167, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#4eba2f  rgb(78, 186, 47)  hsl(107, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2f4eba  rgb(47, 78, 186)  hsl(227, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire