#BA2C40#BA2C40

#BA2C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.177 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA2C40
RGB	rgb(186, 44, 64)
HSL	hsl(352, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 65.6%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 56.60, 23.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 61.36, 22.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.168 0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.177 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0782, 12.6140, 6.1217)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA2C40 #2CBAA6

analogous

#BA2C87 #BA2C40 #BA5F2C

triadic

#BA2C40 #40BA2C #2C40BA

tetradic

#BA2C40 #87BA2C #2CBAA6 #5F2CBA

square

#BA2C40 #87BA2C #2CBAA6 #5F2CBA

split-complementary

#BA2C40 #2CBA5F #2C87BA

monochromatic

#57151E #89202F #BA2C40 #D54E61 #E1808D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BA2C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BA2C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA2C40

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA2C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA2C40	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba2c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 44, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.177 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67274',
    500: '#ba2c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba2c40;
$custom-light: #d67274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba2c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.549,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52359,
    "c": 0.17724,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA2C40

secondary

#78CABE

accent

#E5CE43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA2C40

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

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