#BA3231#BA3231

#BA3231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.173 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA3231
RGB	rgb(186, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 73.7%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 53.81, 33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 63.31, 31.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.156 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.173 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9472, 12.9454, 4.2482)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA3231 #31B9BA

analogous

#BA3174 #BA3231 #BA7631

triadic

#BA3231 #31BA32 #3231BA

tetradic

#BA3231 #74BA31 #31B9BA #7631BA

square

#BA3231 #74BA31 #31B9BA #7631BA

split-complementary

#BA3231 #31BA76 #3174BA

monochromatic

#591817 #8A2524 #BA3231 #D25756 #DF8786

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BA3231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BA3231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA3231

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA3231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA3231	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A522F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba3231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.173 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77469',
    500: '#ba3231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba3231;
$custom-light: #d77469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba3231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.438,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52662,
    "c": 0.17318,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA3231

secondary

#7EC8C9

accent

#E0E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA3231

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

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