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#BA4B60

#ba4b60 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba4b60 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 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.68% magenta, 48.39% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 348.65°, 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #4bbaa5

Split complementary

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #4bba6e
  3. #4b98ba

Analogous

  1. #ba4b98
  2. #ba4b60
  3. #ba6e4b

Triadic

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #60ba4b
  3. #4b60ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #baa54b
  3. #4bbaa5
  4. #4b60ba

Square

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #98ba4b
  3. #4bbaa5
  4. #6e4bba

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1e27
  2. #853343
  3. #ba4b60
  4. #cf8291
  5. #e4bac2

Shades

#ba4b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #a74456
  3. #953c4d
  4. #823543
  5. #702d3a
  6. #5d2630
  7. #4a1e26
  8. #38171d
  9. #250f13
  10. #13080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #c15d70
  3. #c86f80
  4. #cf8190
  5. #d693a0
  6. #dda5b0
  7. #e3b7bf
  8. #eac9cf
  9. #f1dbdf
  10. #f8edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4b60
  2. #b45063
  3. #ae5666
  4. #a95b6a
  5. #a3606d
  6. #9d6670
  7. #976b73
  8. #917076
  9. #8c757a
  10. #867b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94636a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636260 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80795d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3b53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5a60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a695e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c44258 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4b60 {
  color: #ba4b60;
}
Background
.bg-ba4b60 {
  background-color: #ba4b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4b60 {
  border: 2px solid #ba4b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 75 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4b60, #ba6e4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 75 96 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.83 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.52 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.46 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.68 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.75 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.93 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.13 #45b49f Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba4b60  rgb(186, 75, 96)  hsl(349, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4bbaa5  rgb(75, 186, 165)  hsl(169, 45%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#60ba4b  rgb(96, 186, 75)  hsl(109, 45%, 51%)  Mantis
#4b60ba  rgb(75, 96, 186)  hsl(229, 45%, 51%)  Royal Blue