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#BA3838

#ba3838 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba3838 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 21.96% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.89% magenta, 69.89% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 53.72% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #ba3838
  2. #38baba

Split complementary

  1. #ba3838
  2. #38ba79
  3. #3879ba

Analogous

  1. #ba3879
  2. #ba3838
  3. #ba7938

Triadic

  1. #ba3838
  2. #38ba38
  3. #3838ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba3838
  2. #baba38
  3. #38baba
  4. #3838ba

Square

  1. #ba3838
  2. #79ba38
  3. #38baba
  4. #7938ba

Monochromatic

  1. #441515
  2. #7f2626
  3. #ba3838
  4. #d36c6c
  5. #e4a7a7

Shades

#ba3838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba3838
  2. #a73232
  3. #952d2d
  4. #822727
  5. #702222
  6. #5d1c1c
  7. #4a1616
  8. #381111
  9. #250b0b
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba3838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba3838
  2. #c14c4c
  3. #c86060
  4. #cf7474
  5. #d68888
  6. #dd9c9c
  7. #e3afaf
  8. #eac3c3
  9. #f1d7d7
  10. #f8ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba3838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba3838
  2. #b43f3f
  3. #ae4646
  4. #a94e4e
  5. #a35555
  6. #9d5c5c
  7. #976363
  8. #916a6a
  9. #8c7272
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905858 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5537 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0d3a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4b37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995f36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c52539 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba3838 {
  color: #ba3838;
}
Background
.bg-ba3838 {
  background-color: #ba3838;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba3838 {
  border: 2px solid #ba3838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba3838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 56 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 54% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba3838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba3838, #ba7938);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba3838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 56 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.38 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.44 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.02 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.46 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.46 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.61 #45c7c7 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ba3838  rgb(186, 56, 56)  hsl(0, 54%, 47%)  Persian Red
#38baba  rgb(56, 186, 186)  hsl(180, 54%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#38ba38  rgb(56, 186, 56)  hsl(120, 54%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3838ba  rgb(56, 56, 186)  hsl(240, 54%, 47%)  Persian Blue