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#BA2139

#ba2139 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2139 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 12.94% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.26% magenta, 69.35% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 350.59°, with 69.86% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.1182

Complementary

  1. #ba2139
  2. #21baa2

Split complementary

  1. #ba2139
  2. #21ba56
  3. #2185ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2185
  2. #ba2139
  3. #ba5621

Triadic

  1. #ba2139
  2. #39ba21
  3. #2139ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2139
  2. #baa221
  3. #21baa2
  4. #2139ba

Square

  1. #ba2139
  2. #85ba21
  3. #21baa2
  4. #5621ba

Monochromatic

  1. #380a11
  2. #791525
  3. #ba2139
  4. #df4960
  5. #ea8a99

Shades

#ba2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2139
  2. #a71e33
  3. #951a2e
  4. #821728
  5. #701422
  6. #5d111d
  7. #4a0d17
  8. #380a11
  9. #25070b
  10. #130306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2139
  2. #c1374d
  3. #c84d61
  4. #cf6474
  5. #d67a88
  6. #dd909c
  7. #e3a6b0
  8. #eabcc4
  9. #f1d3d7
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2139
  2. #b42b40
  3. #ae3447
  4. #a93e4e
  5. #a34755
  6. #9d515d
  7. #975a64
  8. #91646b
  9. #8c6d72
  10. #867779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4e53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514c39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776c34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883f39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965736 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2139 {
  color: #ba2139;
}
Background
.bg-ba2139 {
  background-color: #ba2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2139 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2139, #ba5621);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.91 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.74 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.74 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.55 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.57 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.12 #45dec6 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba2139  rgb(186, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 70%, 43%)  Cardinal
#21baa2  rgb(33, 186, 162)  hsl(171, 70%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#39ba21  rgb(57, 186, 33)  hsl(111, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2139ba  rgb(33, 57, 186)  hsl(231, 70%, 43%)  Persian Blue