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#BA2F53

#ba2f53 ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2f53 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 18.43% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.73% magenta, 55.38% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 344.46°, with 59.66% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.131

Complementary

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #2fba96

Split complementary

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #2fba51
  3. #2f99ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2f99
  2. #ba2f53
  3. #ba512f

Triadic

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #53ba2f
  3. #2f53ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #ba962f
  3. #2fba96
  4. #2f53ba

Square

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #99ba2f
  3. #2fba96
  4. #512fba

Monochromatic

  1. #40101d
  2. #7d2038
  3. #ba2f53
  4. #d75f7e
  5. #e69caf

Shades

#ba2f53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #a72a4b
  3. #952642
  4. #82213a
  5. #701c32
  6. #5d182a
  7. #4a1321
  8. #380e19
  9. #250911
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2f53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #c14464
  3. #c85975
  4. #cf6d87
  5. #d68298
  6. #dd97a9
  7. #e3acba
  8. #eac1cb
  9. #f1d5dd
  10. #f8eaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2f53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2f53
  2. #b43758
  3. #ae3f5c
  4. #a94761
  5. #a34f65
  6. #9d586a
  7. #97606e
  8. #916873
  9. #8c7077
  10. #86787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f555f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535354 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777050 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb023e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894753 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975c51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51c47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2f53 {
  color: #ba2f53;
}
Background
.bg-ba2f53 {
  background-color: #ba2f53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2f53 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2f53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2f53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 47 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2f53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2f53, #ba512f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2f53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 47 83 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.56 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.61 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.21 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.65 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 8.23 #45d0ac Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba2f53  rgb(186, 47, 83)  hsl(344, 60%, 46%)  Brick Red
#2fba96  rgb(47, 186, 150)  hsl(164, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#53ba2f  rgb(83, 186, 47)  hsl(104, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2f53ba  rgb(47, 83, 186)  hsl(224, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire