Colour
#BA011B
- #BA011B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BA011B is a red with RGB values 186, 1, 27 and HSL 352°, 99%, 37%. 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
#BA011B#BA011B
HEX#BA011B
RGBrgb(186, 1, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0039, 0.1059
RGB percentages72.9%, 0.4%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(351.6, 98.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 99.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 85.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,979
CSS custom property--colour: #BA011B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#45FEE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01BAA0
Analogous#BA0178, #BA4301
Triadic#1BBA01, #011BBA
Split complementary#01BA43, #0178BA
Tetradic#78BA01, #01BAA0, #4301BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G1
B27
Red186 (72.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue351.57°
Saturation (HSL)98.93%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 01 · B 1B
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