Colour

#BA2452

#BA2452
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BA2452 is a red with RGB values 186, 36, 82 and HSL 342°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BA2452#BA2452

HEX#BA2452

RGBrgb(186, 36, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1412, 0.3216

RGB percentages72.9%, 14.1%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(341.6, 67.6%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.6, 80.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 80.6%, 55.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,198,994

CSS custom property--colour: #BA2452;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#45DBAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4F53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#756D4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 24.9 Firebrick · ΔE 26.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24BA8C

Analogous#BA249D, #BA4124

Triadic#52BA24, #2452BA

Split complementary#24BA41, #249DBA

Tetradic#9DBA24, #24BA8C, #4124BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1B9CA

Lighter +30%#E98EAA

Lighter +20%#E1638A

Lighter +10%#D9386A

Darker −10%#8F1C3F

Darker −20%#65132C

Darker −30%#3A0B19

Darker −40%#0F0307

More saturated +25%#D60847

Less saturated −25%#9E405D

Channel breakdown

R186

G36

B82

Red186 (72.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue341.6°

Saturation (HSL)67.57%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 24 · B 52

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