Colour

#BA203C

#BA203C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BA203C is a red with RGB values 186, 32, 60 and HSL 349°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BA203C#BA203C

HEX#BA203C

RGBrgb(186, 32, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1255, 0.2353

RGB percentages72.9%, 12.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(349.1, 70.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 82.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 82.8%, 67.7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,197,948

CSS custom property--colour: #BA203C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#45DFC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504C3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#766C37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#CD002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.2 Firebrick · ΔE 13.8 Crimson · ΔE 15.6 Indian red · ΔE 19.6 Dark red · ΔE 22.8 Maroon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20BA9E

Analogous#BA2089, #BA5120

Triadic#3CBA20, #203CBA

Split complementary#20BA51, #2089BA

Tetradic#89BA20, #20BA9E, #5120BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B4BF

Lighter +30%#EB889A

Lighter +20%#E35D75

Lighter +10%#DC3150

Darker −10%#8E192E

Darker −20%#631120

Darker −30%#370A12

Darker −40%#0C0204

More saturated +25%#D5052B

Less saturated −25%#9F3B4D

Channel breakdown

R186

G32

B60

Red186 (72.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue349.09°

Saturation (HSL)70.64%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 20 · B 3C

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