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#BA4E4E

#ba4e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ba4e4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 0°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #4ebaba

Split complementary

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #4eba84
  3. #4e84ba

Analogous

  1. #ba4e84
  2. #ba4e4e
  3. #ba844e

Triadic

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #4eba4e
  3. #4e4eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #baba4e
  3. #4ebaba
  4. #4e4eba

Square

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #84ba4e
  3. #4ebaba
  4. #844eba

Monochromatic

  1. #501f1f
  2. #873535
  3. #ba4e4e
  4. #cf8585
  5. #e5bcbc

Shades

#ba4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #a74646
  3. #953e3e
  4. #823737
  5. #702f2f
  6. #5d2727
  7. #4a1f1f
  8. #381717
  9. #251010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #c16060
  3. #c87171
  4. #cf8383
  5. #d69595
  6. #dda7a7
  7. #e3b8b8
  8. #eacaca
  9. #f1dcdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4e4e
  2. #b45353
  3. #ae5858
  4. #a95d5d
  5. #a36262
  6. #9d6767
  7. #976c6c
  8. #917171
  9. #8c7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68634d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3b4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6b4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4434f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4e4e {
  color: #ba4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ba4e4e {
  background-color: #ba4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ba4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4e4e, #ba844e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.85 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.55 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.59 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.71 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.27 #45b1b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ba4e4e  rgb(186, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 44%, 52%)  Brick Red
#4ebaba  rgb(78, 186, 186)  hsl(180, 44%, 52%)  Verdigris
#4eba4e  rgb(78, 186, 78)  hsl(120, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#4e4eba  rgb(78, 78, 186)  hsl(240, 44%, 52%)  Iris