#BA2C3C#BA2C3C
#BA2C3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.177 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA2C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 44, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 67.7%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.11, 56.38, 26.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.11, 62.11, 24.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.29% 0.1665 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.29% 0.177 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9684, 12.5701, 5.5436) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.86
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.23
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.91
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.93
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.98
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA2C3C #2CBAAA
analogous
#BA2C83 #BA2C3C #BA632C
triadic
#BA2C3C #3CBA2C #2C3CBA
tetradic
#BA2C3C #83BA2C #2CBAAA #632CBA
square
#BA2C3C #83BA2C #2CBAAA #632CBA
split-complementary
#BA2C3C #2CBA63 #2C83BA
monochromatic
#57151C #89202C #BA2C3C #D54E5D #E1808B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#BA2C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#BA2C3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BA2C3C
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA2C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA2C3C | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#56503B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba2c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 44, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.177 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77271',
500: '#ba2c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba2c3c; $custom-light: #d77271; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba2c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 44,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.239,
"s": 61.739,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52287,
"c": 0.17738,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.12567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA2C3C
secondary
#78CAC0
accent
#E5D343
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A