#BA2222#BA2222

#BA2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.187 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA2222
RGB	rgb(186, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 81.7%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 58.25, 39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 70.54, 34.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1668 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.187 27)
XYZ	xyz(21.1131, 11.7021, 2.6601)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA2222 #22BABA

analogous

#BA226E #BA2222 #BA6E22

triadic

#BA2222 #22BA22 #2222BA

tetradic

#BA2222 #6EBA22 #22BABA #6E22BA

square

#BA2222 #6EBA22 #22BABA #6E22BA

split-complementary

#BA2222 #22BA6E #226EBA

monochromatic

#530F0F #861919 #BA2222 #DC3E3E #E57171

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#BA2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#BA2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA2222

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA2222	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.187 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d5e',
    500: '#ba2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba2222;
$custom-light: #d96d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 69.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51165,
    "c": 0.1872,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.11699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA2222

secondary

#6CCCCC

accent

#ECEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA2222

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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