#BA272D#BA272D

#BA272D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.183 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA272D
RGB	rgb(186, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79%, 75.8%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 57.23, 34.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 66.66, 30.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1659 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.183 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4514, 12.0830, 3.6849)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA272D #27BAB4

analogous

#BA2777 #BA272D #BA6B27

triadic

#BA272D #2DBA27 #272DBA

tetradic

#BA272D #77BA27 #27BAB4 #6B27BA

square

#BA272D #77BA27 #27BAB4 #6B27BA

split-complementary

#BA272D #27BA6B #2777BA

monochromatic

#551215 #871C21 #BA272D #D8464C #E3797D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BA272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BA272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA272D

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA272D	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.183 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f66',
    500: '#ba272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba272d;
$custom-light: #d86f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.551,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51655,
    "c": 0.18255,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA272D

secondary

#72CBC7

accent

#E8E140

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA272D

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

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