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#BA4C4E

#ba4c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba4c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 29.8% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.14% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 358.91°, with 44.35% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #4cbab8

Split complementary

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #4cba81
  3. #4c85ba

Analogous

  1. #ba4c85
  2. #ba4c4e
  3. #ba814c

Triadic

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #4eba4c
  3. #4c4eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #bab84c
  3. #4cbab8
  4. #4c4eba

Square

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #85ba4c
  3. #4cbab8
  4. #814cba

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1e1f
  2. #863435
  3. #ba4c4e
  4. #cf8385
  5. #e5babb

Shades

#ba4c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #a74446
  3. #953d3e
  4. #823537
  5. #702e2f
  6. #5d2627
  7. #4a1e1f
  8. #381717
  9. #250f10
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #c15e60
  3. #c87071
  4. #cf8283
  5. #d69495
  6. #dda6a7
  7. #e3b7b8
  8. #eac9ca
  9. #f1dbdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4c4e
  2. #b45153
  3. #ae5658
  4. #a95c5d
  5. #a36162
  6. #9d6667
  7. #976b6c
  8. #917071
  9. #8c7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67614d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb384e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6a4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4414e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4c4e {
  color: #ba4c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ba4c4e {
  background-color: #ba4c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ba4c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 76 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 44% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4c4e, #ba814c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 76 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.40 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.89 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.67 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.84 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.45 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.03 #45b3b1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba4c4e  rgb(186, 76, 78)  hsl(359, 44%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4cbab8  rgb(76, 186, 184)  hsl(179, 44%, 51%)  Verdigris
#4eba4c  rgb(78, 186, 76)  hsl(119, 44%, 51%)  Mantis
#4c4eba  rgb(76, 78, 186)  hsl(239, 44%, 51%)  Ocean Blue