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#BA2D4E

#ba2d4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 17.65% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.81% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 345.96°, with 61.04% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #2dba99

Split complementary

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #2dba52
  3. #2d94ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2d94
  2. #ba2d4e
  3. #ba522d

Triadic

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #4eba2d
  3. #2d4eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #ba992d
  3. #2dba99
  4. #2d4eba

Square

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #94ba2d
  3. #2dba99
  4. #522dba

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0f1a
  2. #7c1e34
  3. #ba2d4e
  4. #d85c79
  5. #e69aac

Shades

#ba2d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #a72946
  3. #95243e
  4. #822037
  5. #701b2f
  6. #5d1727
  7. #4a121f
  8. #380e17
  9. #250910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #c14260
  3. #c85771
  4. #cf6c83
  5. #d68195
  6. #dd96a7
  7. #e3abb8
  8. #eac0ca
  9. #f1d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2d4e
  2. #b43553
  3. #ae3e58
  4. #a9465d
  5. #a34e62
  6. #9d5767
  7. #975f6c
  8. #916771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f545c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776f4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51743 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2d4e {
  color: #ba2d4e;
}
Background
.bg-ba2d4e {
  background-color: #ba2d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2d4e {
  border: 2px solid #ba2d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2d4e, #ba522d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.91 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.25 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.35 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.47 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.58 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.06 #45d2b1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ba2d4e  rgb(186, 45, 78)  hsl(346, 61%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2dba99  rgb(45, 186, 153)  hsl(166, 61%, 45%)  Mint
#4eba2d  rgb(78, 186, 45)  hsl(106, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2d4eba  rgb(45, 78, 186)  hsl(226, 61%, 45%)  Sapphire