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#BA474A

#ba474a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba474a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 27.84% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.83% magenta, 60.22% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 358.43°, with 45.45% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #ba474a
  2. #47bab7

Split complementary

  1. #ba474a
  2. #47ba7d
  3. #4784ba

Analogous

  1. #ba4784
  2. #ba474a
  3. #ba7d47

Triadic

  1. #ba474a
  2. #4aba47
  3. #474aba

Tetradic

  1. #ba474a
  2. #bab747
  3. #47bab7
  4. #474aba

Square

  1. #ba474a
  2. #84ba47
  3. #47bab7
  4. #7d47ba

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1c1e
  2. #833133
  3. #ba474a
  4. #cf7f81
  5. #e4b6b7

Shades

#ba474a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba474a
  2. #a74043
  3. #95393b
  4. #823234
  5. #702b2c
  6. #5d2425
  7. #4a1c1e
  8. #381516
  9. #250e0f
  10. #130707
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba474a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba474a
  2. #c1595c
  3. #c86c6e
  4. #cf7e80
  5. #d69192
  6. #dda3a5
  7. #e3b5b7
  8. #eac8c9
  9. #f1dadb
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba474a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba474a
  2. #b44d4f
  3. #ae5255
  4. #a9585a
  5. #a35e60
  6. #9d6465
  7. #97696a
  8. #916f70
  9. #8c7575
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645e49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817747 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3149 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f564a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6748 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53b49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba474a {
  color: #ba474a;
}
Background
.bg-ba474a {
  background-color: #ba474a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba474a {
  border: 2px solid #ba474a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba474a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 71 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 45% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba474a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba474a, #ba7d47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba474a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 71 74 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.47 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.01 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.50 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.81 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.63 #45b8b5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba474a  rgb(186, 71, 74)  hsl(358, 45%, 50%)  Brick Red
#47bab7  rgb(71, 186, 183)  hsl(178, 45%, 50%)  Verdigris
#4aba47  rgb(74, 186, 71)  hsl(118, 45%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#474aba  rgb(71, 74, 186)  hsl(238, 45%, 50%)  Ocean Blue