#BA2522#BA2522

#BA2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.185 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA2522
RGB	rgb(186, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 81.7%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.03, 57.44, 40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.03, 70.03, 34.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1642 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.185 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2026, 11.8812, 2.6900)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA2522 #22B7BA

analogous

#BA226B #BA2522 #BA7122

triadic

#BA2522 #22BA25 #2522BA

tetradic

#BA2522 #6BBA22 #22B7BA #7122BA

square

#BA2522 #6BBA22 #22B7BA #7122BA

split-complementary

#BA2522 #22BA71 #226BBA

monochromatic

#53100F #861B19 #BA2522 #DC413E #E57471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#BA2522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#BA2522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA2522

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA2522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA2522	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.185 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e5e',
    500: '#ba2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba2522;
$custom-light: #d96e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.184,
    "s": 69.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51379,
    "c": 0.1852,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA2522

secondary

#6CCACC

accent

#E8EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA2522

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

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