#BA3827#BA3827
#BA3827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.169 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA3827 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 56, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 65%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 79%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.39, 51.18, 39.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.39, 64.79, 37.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.15% 0.1456 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.15% 0.169 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0326, 13.4173, 3.3487) |
| Luminance | 0.1341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.65
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.18
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.20
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.69
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA3827 #27A9BA
analogous
#BA2760 #BA3827 #BA8227
triadic
#BA3827 #27BA38 #3827BA
tetradic
#BA3827 #60BA27 #27A9BA #8227BA
square
#BA3827 #60BA27 #27A9BA #8227BA
split-complementary
#BA3827 #27BA82 #2760BA
monochromatic
#551A12 #87291C #BA3827 #D85746 #E38579
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#BA3827 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#BA3827 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BA3827
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA3827 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA3827 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7121
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD0435
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba3827; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 56, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.169 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87763',
500: '#ba3827',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba3827; $custom-light: #d87763; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba3827",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 56,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.939,
"s": 65.333,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53153,
"c": 0.16938,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.13414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA3827
secondary
#72C0CB
accent
#D5E840
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79