Recognised as Colour

#BA696D

#BA696D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BA696D is a red with RGB values 186, 105, 109 and HSL 357°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BA696D#BA696D

HEX#BA696D

RGBrgb(186, 105, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4118, 0.4275

RGB percentages72.9%, 41.2%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(357, 37%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 43.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 43.5%, 41.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,216,685

CSS custom property--colour: #BA696D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#459692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79766Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D866Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#C85F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.8 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 23 Salmon · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69BAB6

Analogous#BA6996, #BA8D69

Triadic#6DBA69, #696DBA

Split complementary#69BA8D, #6996BA

Tetradic#96BA69, #69BAB6, #8D69BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF5F5

Lighter +30%#EAD2D3

Lighter +20%#DAAFB1

Lighter +10%#CA8C8F

Darker −10%#A44C50

Darker −20%#813C3F

Darker −30%#5F2B2E

Darker −40%#3C1B1D

More saturated +25%#D54E54

Less saturated −25%#9F8486

Channel breakdown

R186

G105

B109

Red186 (72.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue357.04°

Saturation (HSL)36.99%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 69 · B 6D

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Colour values

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