Recognised as Colour

#BA004A

#BA004A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BA004A is a red with RGB values 186, 0, 74 and HSL 336°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BA004A#BA004A

HEX#BA004A

RGBrgb(186, 0, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.2902

RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 29%

HSLhsl(336.1, 100%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 100%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,189,770

CSS custom property--colour: #BA004A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#45FFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46474Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#716946no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CC002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.9 Brown · ΔE 23.1 Firebrick · ΔE 25.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 30 Deep pink · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BA70

Analogous#BA00A7, #BA1300

Triadic#4ABA00, #004ABA

Split complementary#00BA13, #00A7BA

Tetradic#A7BA00, #00BA70, #1300BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF87B7

Lighter +30%#FF5498

Lighter +20%#FF2179

Lighter +10%#ED005E

Darker −10%#870036

Darker −20%#540021

Darker −30%#21000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA004A

Less saturated −25%#A3174F

Channel breakdown

R186

B74

Red186 (72.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue336.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B 4A

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