Recognised as Colour
#BA003E
- #BA003E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#BA003E is a red with RGB values 186, 0, 62 and HSL 340°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#BA003E#BA003E
HEX#BA003E
RGBrgb(186, 0, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.2431
RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(340, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 66.7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,758
CSS custom property--colour: #BA003E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#45FFC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BA7C
Analogous#BA009B, #BA1F00
Triadic#3EBA00, #003EBA
Split complementary#00BA1F, #009BBA
Tetradic#9BBA00, #00BA7C, #1F00BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G0
B62
Red186 (72.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B 3E
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