Recognised as Colour

#BA0240

#BA0240
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BA0240 is a red with RGB values 186, 2, 64 and HSL 340°, 98%, 37%. 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

#BA0240#BA0240

HEX#BA0240

RGBrgb(186, 2, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0078, 0.251

RGB percentages72.9%, 0.8%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(339.8, 97.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 98.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 65.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,190,272

CSS custom property--colour: #BA0240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#45FDBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#72693Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CD0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.8 Brown · ΔE 18.4 Firebrick · ΔE 19.7 Indian red · ΔE 24.4 Dark red · ΔE 27.7 Maroon · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BA7C

Analogous#BA029C, #BA2002

Triadic#40BA02, #0240BA

Split complementary#02BA20, #029CBA

Tetradic#9CBA02, #02BA7C, #2002BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8AB1

Lighter +30%#FD5890

Lighter +20%#FD256E

Lighter +10%#EC0351

Darker −10%#88012F

Darker −20%#55011D

Darker −30%#23000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC003F

Less saturated −25%#A31948

Channel breakdown

R186

B64

Red186 (72.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue339.78°

Saturation (HSL)97.87%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 02 · B 40

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