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#BA2C19

#ba2c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.34% magenta, 86.56% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 7.08°, with 76.3% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1231

Complementary

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #19a7ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #19ba7c
  3. #1956ba

Analogous

  1. #ba1956
  2. #ba2c19
  3. #ba7c19

Triadic

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #19ba2c
  3. #2c19ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #a7ba19
  3. #19a7ba
  4. #2c19ba

Square

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #56ba19
  3. #19a7ba
  4. #7c19ba

Monochromatic

  1. #330c07
  2. #771c10
  3. #ba2c19
  4. #e54f3b
  5. #ee8b7e

Shades

#ba2c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #a72817
  3. #952314
  4. #821f12
  5. #701a0f
  6. #5d160d
  7. #4a120a
  8. #380d08
  9. #250905
  10. #130403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #c14130
  3. #c85647
  4. #cf6b5e
  5. #d68075
  6. #dd968c
  7. #e3aba3
  8. #eac0ba
  9. #f1d5d1
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2c19
  2. #b43423
  3. #ae3d2e
  4. #a94538
  5. #a34e42
  6. #9d564d
  7. #975e57
  8. #916761
  9. #8c6f6b
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e524f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594e14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4316 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995a13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60624 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2c19 {
  color: #ba2c19;
}
Background
.bg-ba2c19 {
  background-color: #ba2c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2c19, #ba7c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.33 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.48 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.82 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.92 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.69 #45d3e6 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ba2c19  rgb(186, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 76%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#19a7ba  rgb(25, 167, 186)  hsl(187, 76%, 41%)  Cadet Blue
#19ba2c  rgb(25, 186, 44)  hsl(127, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#2c19ba  rgb(44, 25, 186)  hsl(247, 76%, 41%)  Medium Blue