#BA232A#BA232A

#BA232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.186 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA232A
RGB	rgb(186, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 68%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 77.4%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, 58.24, 35.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 68.19, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.1684 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.186 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2712, 11.8118, 3.3499)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA232A #23BAB3

analogous

#BA2375 #BA232A #BA6823

triadic

#BA232A #2ABA23 #232ABA

tetradic

#BA232A #75BA23 #23BAB3 #6823BA

square

#BA232A #75BA23 #23BAB3 #6823BA

split-complementary

#BA232A #23BA68 #2375BA

monochromatic

#531013 #86191E #BA232A #DB3F46 #E57378

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#BA232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#BA232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA232A

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA232A	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.186 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86e64',
    500: '#ba232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba232a;
$custom-light: #d86e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.219,
    "s": 68.326,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51323,
    "c": 0.18568,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA232A

secondary

#6DCCC7

accent

#EBE33D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA232A

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

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