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Recognised as Colour

#BA2D56

  • #BA2D56
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BA2D56 is a red with RGB values 186, 45, 86 and HSL 343°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BA2D56#BA2D56
HEX#BA2D56
RGBrgb(186, 45, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1765, 0.3373
RGB percentages72.9%, 17.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(342.6, 61%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.6, 75.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 75.8%, 53.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,201,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BA2D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#45D2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#766F53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.2Brown · ΔE 22Pale violetred · ΔE 24Crimson · ΔE 26.7Firebrick · ΔE 27.2Light coral · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DBA91
Analogous#BA2D9C, #BA4B2D
Triadic#56BA2D, #2D56BA
Split complementary#2DBA4B, #2D9CBA
Tetradic#9CBA2D, #2DBA91, #4B2DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C3D0
Lighter +30%#E69AB0
Lighter +20%#DD7090
Lighter +10%#D34770
Darker −10%#912343
Darker −20%#681930
Darker −30%#3F0F1D
Darker −40%#16050A
More saturated +25%#D7104A
Less saturated −25%#9D4A62

Channel breakdown

R186
G45
B86
Red186 (72.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue342.55°
Saturation (HSL)61.04%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 2D · B 56

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