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#BA4E48

#ba4e48 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba4e48 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 30.59% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 61.29% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 3.16°, with 45.24% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #48b4ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #48ba87
  3. #487bba

Analogous

  1. #ba487b
  2. #ba4e48
  3. #ba8748

Triadic

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #48ba4e
  3. #4e48ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #b4ba48
  3. #48b4ba
  4. #4e48ba

Square

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #7bba48
  3. #48b4ba
  4. #8748ba

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1f1d
  2. #843632
  3. #ba4e48
  4. #cf8480
  5. #e4b9b7

Shades

#ba4e48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #a74641
  3. #953e3a
  4. #823732
  5. #702f2b
  6. #5d2724
  7. #4a1f1d
  8. #381716
  9. #25100e
  10. #130807
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4e48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #c1605a
  3. #c8716d
  4. #cf837f
  5. #d69591
  6. #dda7a4
  7. #e3b8b6
  8. #eacac8
  9. #f1dcda
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4e48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4e48
  2. #b4534e
  3. #ae5853
  4. #a95d59
  5. #a3625e
  6. #9d6764
  7. #976c6a
  8. #91716f
  9. #8c7675
  10. #867b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946463 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696247 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847945 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3a4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915b47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6b46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5434b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4e48 {
  color: #ba4e48;
}
Background
.bg-ba4e48 {
  background-color: #ba4e48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4e48 {
  border: 2px solid #ba4e48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4e48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 78 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4e48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4e48, #ba8748);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4e48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 78 72 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.50 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.39 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.49 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.44 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.94 #45b1b7 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ba4e48  rgb(186, 78, 72)  hsl(3, 45%, 51%)  Redwood
#48b4ba  rgb(72, 180, 186)  hsl(183, 45%, 51%)  Verdigris
#48ba4e  rgb(72, 186, 78)  hsl(123, 45%, 51%)  Mantis
#4e48ba  rgb(78, 72, 186)  hsl(243, 45%, 51%)  Ocean Blue