Recognised as Colour

#BA0232

#BA0232
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BA0232 is a red with RGB values 186, 2, 50 and HSL 344°, 98%, 37%. 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

#BA0232#BA0232

HEX#BA0232

RGBrgb(186, 2, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0078, 0.1961

RGB percentages72.9%, 0.8%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(344.3, 97.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 98.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 73.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,190,258

CSS custom property--colour: #BA0232;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#45FDCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4532no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#74682Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CD001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.6 Firebrick · ΔE 12.2 Brown · ΔE 14.6 Dark red · ΔE 21.3 Maroon · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BA8A

Analogous#BA028E, #BA2E02

Triadic#32BA02, #0232BA

Split complementary#02BA2E, #028EBA

Tetradic#8EBA02, #02BA8A, #2E02BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8AA8

Lighter +30%#FD5883

Lighter +20%#FD255E

Lighter +10%#EC0340

Darker −10%#880124

Darker −20%#550117

Darker −30%#230009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC0031

Less saturated −25%#A3193D

Channel breakdown

R186

B50

Red186 (72.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue344.35°

Saturation (HSL)97.87%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 02 · B 32

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