#BA2228#BA2228

#BA2228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.187 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA2228
RGB	rgb(186, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(358, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 78.5%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 58.44, 36.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 68.90, 31.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1686 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.187 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2073, 11.7398, 3.1564)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA2228 #22BAB4

analogous

#BA2274 #BA2228 #BA6822

triadic

#BA2228 #28BA22 #2228BA

tetradic

#BA2228 #74BA22 #22BAB4 #6822BA

square

#BA2228 #74BA22 #22BAB4 #6822BA

split-complementary

#BA2228 #22BA68 #2274BA

monochromatic

#530F12 #86191D #BA2228 #DC3E44 #E57176

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#BA2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#BA2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA2228

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA2228	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.187 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86d62',
    500: '#ba2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba2228;
$custom-light: #d86d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.632,
    "s": 69.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51229,
    "c": 0.18656,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA2228

secondary

#6CCCC8

accent

#ECE53C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA2228

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

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