Colour

#BA0008

#BA0008
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BA0008 is a red with RGB values 186, 0, 8 and HSL 357°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BA0008#BA0008

HEX#BA0008

RGBrgb(186, 0, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.0314

RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(357.4, 100%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 100%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 95.7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,189,704

CSS custom property--colour: #BA0008;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#45FFF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4302no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#766800no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE000Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 14.4 Dark red · ΔE 18.4 Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Maroon · ΔE 23.4 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Tomato · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BAB2

Analogous#BA0065, #BA5500

Triadic#08BA00, #0008BA

Split complementary#00BA55, #0065BA

Tetradic#65BA00, #00BAB2, #5500BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF878C

Lighter +30%#FF545B

Lighter +20%#FF212B

Lighter +10%#ED000A

Darker −10%#870006

Darker −20%#540004

Darker −30%#210001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0008

Less saturated −25%#A3171D

Channel breakdown

R186

Red186 (72.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue357.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B 08

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