#BA2223#BA2223

#BA2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.187 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA2223
RGB	rgb(186, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(360, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(360, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 81.2%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 58.28, 39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 70.27, 33.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.1671 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.187 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1277, 11.7080, 2.7372)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA2223 #22BAB9

analogous

#BA226F #BA2223 #BA6D22

triadic

#BA2223 #23BA22 #2223BA

tetradic

#BA2223 #6FBA22 #22BAB9 #6D22BA

square

#BA2223 #6FBA22 #22BAB9 #6D22BA

split-complementary

#BA2223 #22BA6D #226FBA

monochromatic

#530F10 #861919 #BA2223 #DC3E3F #E57172

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#BA2223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#BA2223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA2223

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA2223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA2223	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)

#544B21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba2223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.187 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d5f',
    500: '#ba2223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba2223;
$custom-light: #d96d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba2223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.605,
    "s": 69.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51175,
    "c": 0.18708,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA2223

secondary

#6CCCCB

accent

#ECEB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA2223

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

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