#BA281F#BA281F

#BA281F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.183 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA281F
RGB	rgb(186, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(3, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 83.3%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 56.48, 41.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 70.34, 36.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1607 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.183 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2584, 12.0591, 2.5044)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA281F #1FB1BA

analogous

#BA1F63 #BA281F #BA761F

triadic

#BA281F #1FBA28 #281FBA

tetradic

#BA281F #63BA1F #1FB1BA #761FBA

square

#BA281F #63BA1F #1FB1BA #761FBA

split-complementary

#BA281F #1FBA76 #1F63BA

monochromatic

#51110E #861D16 #BA281F #DE4238 #E7746D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BA281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BA281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA281F

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA281F	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.183 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f5d',
    500: '#ba281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba281f;
$custom-light: #d96f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.484,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51581,
    "c": 0.18347,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA281F

secondary

#68C7CD

accent

#E4EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA281F

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

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