Recognised as Colour

#BA0800

#BA0800
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BA0800 is a red with RGB values 186, 8, 0 and HSL 3°, 100%, 36%. 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

#BA0800#BA0800

HEX#BA0800

RGBrgb(186, 8, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0314, 0

RGB percentages72.9%, 3.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(2.6, 100%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 100%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.7%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,191,744

CSS custom property--colour: #BA0800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#45F7FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#766800no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CE000Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Dark red · ΔE 19.6 Crimson · ΔE 22.8 Tomato · ΔE 24.6 Maroon · ΔE 24.7 Orange red · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B2BA

Analogous#BA0055, #BA6500

Triadic#00BA08, #0800BA

Split complementary#00BA65, #0055BA

Tetradic#55BA00, #00B2BA, #6500BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8C87

Lighter +30%#FF5B54

Lighter +20%#FF2B21

Lighter +10%#ED0A00

Darker −10%#870600

Darker −20%#540400

Darker −30%#210100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0800

Less saturated −25%#A31D17

Channel breakdown

R186

Red186 (72.9%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue2.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 08 · B 00

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