Colour

#BA024E

#BA024E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BA024E is a red with RGB values 186, 2, 78 and HSL 335°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#BA024E

RGBrgb(186, 2, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0078, 0.3059

RGB percentages72.9%, 0.8%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(335.2, 97.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 98.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 58.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,190,286

CSS custom property--colour: #BA024E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#45FDB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45484Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#70694Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CC002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 23.9 Brown · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 27 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7 Firebrick · ΔE 27.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 23.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BA6E

Analogous#BA02AA, #BA1202

Triadic#4EBA02, #024EBA

Split complementary#02BA12, #02AABA

Tetradic#AABA02, #02BA6E, #1202BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8ABA

Lighter +30%#FD589C

Lighter +20%#FD257E

Lighter +10%#EC0363

Darker −10%#880139

Darker −20%#550124

Darker −30%#23000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC004E

Less saturated −25%#A31952

Channel breakdown

R186

B78

Red186 (72.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue335.22°

Saturation (HSL)97.87%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 02 · B 4E

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