#BA4042#BA4042

#BA4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.157 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA4042
RGB	rgb(186, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 64.5%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 49.19, 25.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 55.63, 27.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1449 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.157 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.0688, 14.5024, 6.7377)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA4042 #40BAB8

analogous

#BA407F #BA4042 #BA7B40

triadic

#BA4042 #42BA40 #4042BA

tetradic

#BA4042 #7FBA40 #40BAB8 #7B40BA

square

#BA4042 #7FBA40 #40BAB8 #7B40BA

split-complementary

#BA4042 #40BA7B #407FBA

monochromatic

#5F2122 #8C3032 #BA4042 #CC6B6D #DC999A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BA4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BA4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA4042

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA4042	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.157 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67b76',
    500: '#ba4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba4042;
$custom-light: #d67b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.016,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54435,
    "c": 0.15747,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA4042

secondary

#8EC8C7

accent

#D8D64F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA4042

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

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