#BA3F42#BA3F42
#BA3F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.159 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA3F42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 63, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 64.5%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.79, 49.62, 25.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.79, 55.91, 27.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.32% 0.1462 0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.32% 0.159 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0129, 14.3907, 6.7191) |
| Luminance | 0.1439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.04
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.87
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.90
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.35
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.48
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA3F42 #3FBAB7
analogous
#BA3F80 #BA3F42 #BA7A3F
triadic
#BA3F42 #42BA3F #3F42BA
tetradic
#BA3F42 #80BA3F #3FBAB7 #7A3FBA
square
#BA3F42 #80BA3F #3FBAB7 #7A3FBA
split-complementary
#BA3F42 #3FBA7A #3F80BA
monochromatic
#5F2022 #8C3032 #BA3F42 #CC6A6C #DC9799
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#BA3F42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#BA3F42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BA3F42
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA3F42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA3F42 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.88 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605941
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F743F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC2241
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba3f42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 63, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.159 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67b76',
500: '#ba3f42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba3f42; $custom-light: #d67b76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba3f42",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 63,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.537,
"s": 49.398,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54317,
"c": 0.15854,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.14387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA3F42
secondary
#8DC8C6
accent
#D9D64F
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B