#BA5251#BA5251

#BA5251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.135 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA5251
RGB	rgb(186, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(1, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 56.5%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 41.94, 21.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 47.08, 27.03°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.1246 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.135 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7542, 17.0707, 9.7744)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA5251 #51B9BA

analogous

#BA5185 #BA5251 #BA8651

triadic

#BA5251 #51BA52 #5251BA

tetradic

#BA5251 #85BA51 #51B9BA #8651BA

square

#BA5251 #85BA51 #51B9BA #8651BA

split-complementary

#BA5251 #51BA86 #5185BA

monochromatic

#682A29 #933B3A #BA5251 #CB7E7D #DDA9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BA5251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BA5251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA5251

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA5251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA5251	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba5251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.135 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48681',
    500: '#ba5251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba5251;
$custom-light: #d48681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba5251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.571,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57082,
    "c": 0.13523,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA5251

secondary

#9DCACA

accent

#D2D355

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA5251

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

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