Recognised as Colour
#BA032E
- #BA032E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BA032E is a red with RGB values 186, 3, 46 and HSL 346°, 97%, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#BA032E#BA032E
HEX#BA032E
RGBrgb(186, 3, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0118, 0.1804
RGB percentages72.9%, 1.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(345.9, 96.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 98.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 98.4%, 75.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,190,510
CSS custom property--colour: #BA032E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#45FCD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03BA8F
Analogous#BA0389, #BA3403
Triadic#2EBA03, #032EBA
Split complementary#03BA34, #0389BA
Tetradic#89BA03, #03BA8F, #3403BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G3
B46
Red186 (72.9%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue345.9°
Saturation (HSL)96.83%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 03 · B 2E
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