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#BA4E56

#ba4e56 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba4e56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 53.76% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 355.56°, with 43.9% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1656

Complementary

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #4ebab2

Split complementary

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #4eba7c
  3. #4e8cba

Analogous

  1. #ba4e8c
  2. #ba4e56
  3. #ba7c4e

Triadic

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #56ba4e
  3. #4e56ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #bab24e
  3. #4ebab2
  4. #4e56ba

Square

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #8cba4e
  3. #4ebab2
  4. #7c4eba

Monochromatic

  1. #501f23
  2. #87353b
  3. #ba4e56
  4. #cf858b
  5. #e5bcbf

Shades

#ba4e56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #a7464d
  3. #953e45
  4. #82373c
  5. #702f34
  6. #5d272b
  7. #4a1f22
  8. #38171a
  9. #251011
  10. #130809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4e56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #c16067
  3. #c87178
  4. #cf8389
  5. #d6959a
  6. #dda7ab
  7. #e3b8bb
  8. #eacacc
  9. #f1dcdd
  10. #f8edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4e56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4e56
  2. #b4535a
  3. #ae585e
  4. #a95d63
  5. #a36267
  6. #9d676b
  7. #976c6f
  8. #917173
  9. #8c7678
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946567 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676356 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827a54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3d51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905b56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6b55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c44453 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4e56 {
  color: #ba4e56;
}
Background
.bg-ba4e56 {
  background-color: #ba4e56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4e56 {
  border: 2px solid #ba4e56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4e56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 78 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4e56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4e56, #ba7c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4e56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 78 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.54 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.21 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.60 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.79 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.35 #45b1a9 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba4e56  rgb(186, 78, 86)  hsl(356, 44%, 52%)  Brick Red
#4ebab2  rgb(78, 186, 178)  hsl(176, 44%, 52%)  Verdigris
#56ba4e  rgb(86, 186, 78)  hsl(116, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#4e56ba  rgb(78, 86, 186)  hsl(236, 44%, 52%)  Iris