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Recognised as Colour

#BA5E77

  • #BA5E77
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA5E77 is a red with RGB values 186, 94, 119 and HSL 344°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA5E77#BA5E77
HEX#BA5E77
RGBrgb(186, 94, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3686, 0.4667
RGB percentages72.9%, 36.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(343.7, 40%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.7, 49.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 36%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,213,879
CSS custom property--colour: #BA5E77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#45A188

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#858275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C85667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Indian red · ΔE 19.7Light coral · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9Salmon · ΔE 30.8Hot pink · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBAA1
Analogous#BA5EA5, #BA735E
Triadic#77BA5E, #5E77BA
Split complementary#5EBA73, #5EA5BA
Tetradic#A5BA5E, #5EBAA1, #735EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EDF0
Lighter +30%#E8C9D1
Lighter +20%#D9A5B3
Lighter +10%#C98295
Darker −10%#A0455E
Darker −20%#7D3549
Darker −30%#592634
Darker −40%#35171F
More saturated +25%#D7416A
Less saturated −25%#9D7B84

Channel breakdown

R186
G94
B119
Red186 (72.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue343.7°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 5E · B 77

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