Colour

#BA5255

#BA5255
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BA5255 is a red with RGB values 186, 82, 85 and HSL 358°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BA5255#BA5255

HEX#BA5255

RGBrgb(186, 82, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3216, 0.3333

RGB percentages72.9%, 32.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(358.3, 43%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 55.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 55.9%, 54.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,210,773

CSS custom property--colour: #BA5255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#45ADAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6654no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#847B53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA4154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.3 Brown · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Sienna · ΔE 21.5 Salmon · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52BAB7

Analogous#BA5289, #BA8352

Triadic#55BA52, #5255BA

Split complementary#52BA83, #5289BA

Tetradic#89BA52, #52BAB7, #8352BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E4E4

Lighter +30%#E6BFC0

Lighter +20%#D79B9D

Lighter +10%#C97679

Darker −10%#9B3E41

Darker −20%#772F31

Darker −30%#522122

Darker −40%#2E1213

More saturated +25%#D83438

Less saturated −25%#9C7072

Channel breakdown

R186

G82

B85

Red186 (72.9%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue358.27°

Saturation (HSL)42.98%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 52 · B 55

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Ba5255 (chemical formula)

Formula
721,669.15 g/mol
5255 atoms

Ba5255 has a molar mass of 721,669.15 g/mol, made up of 5255 atoms across 1 element: 5255 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass721,669.15 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5255

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.1983598 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram8.3447391 × 10^17

Composition by mass

Ba100%

Barium (Ba × 5255)721,669.15 g/mol, 100%

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