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#BA112E

#ba112e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba112e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.86% magenta, 75.27% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 349.7°, with 83.25% saturation and 39.8% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #ba112e
  2. #11ba9d

Split complementary

  1. #ba112e
  2. #11ba48
  3. #1182ba

Analogous

  1. #ba1182
  2. #ba112e
  3. #ba4811

Triadic

  1. #ba112e
  2. #2eba11
  3. #112eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba112e
  2. #ba9d11
  3. #11ba9d
  4. #112eba

Square

  1. #ba112e
  2. #82ba11
  3. #11ba9d
  4. #4811ba

Monochromatic

  1. #2e040b
  2. #740b1d
  3. #ba112e
  4. #ec2c4d
  5. #f27288

Shades

#ba112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba112e
  2. #a70f29
  3. #950e25
  4. #820c20
  5. #700a1c
  6. #5d0917
  7. #4a0712
  8. #38050e
  9. #250309
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba112e
  2. #c12943
  3. #c84158
  4. #cf586d
  5. #d67082
  6. #dd8897
  7. #e3a0ab
  8. #eab8c0
  9. #f1cfd5
  10. #f8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba112e
  2. #b41c36
  3. #ae273e
  4. #a93247
  5. #a33d4f
  6. #9d4957
  7. #97545f
  8. #915f67
  9. #8c6a70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4a4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d472d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96542a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba112e {
  color: #ba112e;
}
Background
.bg-ba112e {
  background-color: #ba112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba112e {
  border: 2px solid #ba112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba112e, #ba4811);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.49 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.49 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.61 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.67 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.12 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.28 #45eed1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba112e  rgb(186, 17, 46)  hsl(350, 83%, 40%)  Cardinal
#11ba9d  rgb(17, 186, 157)  hsl(170, 83%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#2eba11  rgb(46, 186, 17)  hsl(110, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#112eba  rgb(17, 46, 186)  hsl(230, 83%, 40%)  Persian Blue