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Recognised as Colour

#BA745E

  • #BA745E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BA745E is a red with RGB values 186, 116, 94 and HSL 14°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BA745E#BA745E
HEX#BA745E
RGBrgb(186, 116, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4549, 0.3686
RGB percentages72.9%, 45.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(14.3, 40%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 49.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 49.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,219,486
CSS custom property--colour: #BA745E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#458BA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#857D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#968C5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C9696Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.9Sienna · ΔE 17.5Indian red · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 20.9Light salmon · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EA4BA
Analogous#BA5E76, #BAA25E
Triadic#5EBA74, #745EBA
Split complementary#5EBAA2, #5E76BA
Tetradic#76BA5E, #5EA4BA, #A25EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFED
Lighter +30%#E8D0C9
Lighter +20%#D9B2A5
Lighter +10%#C99382
Darker −10%#A05B45
Darker −20%#7D4635
Darker −30%#593226
Darker −40%#351E17
More saturated +25%#D76541
Less saturated −25%#9D837B

Channel breakdown

R186
G116
B94
Red186 (72.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue14.35°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 74 · B 5E

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