#BA4838#BA4838

#BA4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.151 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA4838
RGB	rgb(186, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 69.9%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 45.06, 33.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 56.02, 36.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1299 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.151 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2832, 15.3625, 5.4798)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA4838 #38AABA

analogous

#BA3869 #BA4838 #BA8938

triadic

#BA4838 #38BA48 #4838BA

tetradic

#BA4838 #69BA38 #38AABA #8938BA

square

#BA4838 #69BA38 #38AABA #8938BA

split-complementary

#BA4838 #38BA89 #3869BA

monochromatic

#5C241C #8B362A #BA4838 #CF6E60 #DD998F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BA4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BA4838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA4838

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA4838	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.151 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6806f',
    500: '#ba4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba4838;
$custom-light: #d6806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.385,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55276,
    "c": 0.15076,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA4838

secondary

#86C0C8

accent

#CBDD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA4838

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

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