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#BA4B4E

#ba4b4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba4b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 29.41% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.68% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 358.38°, with 44.58% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #4bbab7

Split complementary

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #4bba80
  3. #4b86ba

Analogous

  1. #ba4b86
  2. #ba4b4e
  3. #ba804b

Triadic

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #4eba4b
  3. #4b4eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #bab74b
  3. #4bbab7
  4. #4b4eba

Square

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #86ba4b
  3. #4bbab7
  4. #804bba

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1e1f
  2. #853335
  3. #ba4b4e
  4. #cf8284
  5. #e4babb

Shades

#ba4b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #a74446
  3. #953c3e
  4. #823537
  5. #702d2f
  6. #5d2627
  7. #4a1e1f
  8. #381717
  9. #250f10
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #c15d60
  3. #c86f71
  4. #cf8183
  5. #d69395
  6. #dda5a7
  7. #e3b7b8
  8. #eac9ca
  9. #f1dbdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4b4e
  2. #b45053
  3. #ae5658
  4. #a95b5d
  5. #a36062
  6. #9d6667
  7. #976b6c
  8. #917071
  9. #8c7576
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66614d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb374d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f594e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c694c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4404d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4b4e {
  color: #ba4b4e;
}
Background
.bg-ba4b4e {
  background-color: #ba4b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4b4e {
  border: 2px solid #ba4b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 75 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4b4e, #ba804b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 75 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.21 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.08 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.62 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.93 #45b4b1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba4b4e  rgb(186, 75, 78)  hsl(358, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4bbab7  rgb(75, 186, 183)  hsl(178, 45%, 51%)  Verdigris
#4eba4b  rgb(78, 186, 75)  hsl(118, 45%, 51%)  Mantis
#4b4eba  rgb(75, 78, 186)  hsl(238, 45%, 51%)  Ocean Blue