#BA5255#BA5255

#BA5255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.135 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA5255
RGB	rgb(186, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 54.3%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.43, 42.27, 19.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.43, 46.39, 24.33°)
OKLab	oklab(57.17% 0.1262 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(57.17% 0.135 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9087, 17.1325, 10.5878)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA5255 #52BAB7

analogous

#BA5289 #BA5255 #BA8352

triadic

#BA5255 #55BA52 #5255BA

tetradic

#BA5255 #89BA52 #52BAB7 #8352BA

square

#BA5255 #89BA52 #52BAB7 #8352BA

split-complementary

#BA5255 #52BA83 #5289BA

monochromatic

#682A2B #943B3E #BA5255 #CB7E80 #DDAAAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BA5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BA5255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA5255

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA5255	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847B53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.135 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48684',
    500: '#ba5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba5255;
$custom-light: #d48684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.269,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57166,
    "c": 0.13483,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA5255

secondary

#9DCAC9

accent

#D3CF55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA5255

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

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