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#ba2c35 color: Scarlet Beebalm

#ba2c35 is rgb(186, 44, 53) in RGB and oklch(52.174% 0.17787 22.894) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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356°
100%

52.2%
0.178
23°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • red-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #ba2c35

#ba2c35 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.178 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scarlet Beebalm (#bb2d32). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ba2c35 mixed with white

  1. ba2c35
  2. c44749
  3. cd5d5c
  4. d5736f
  5. dd8783
  6. e59b97
  7. ebafab
  8. f1c3c0
  9. f6d7d4
  10. fbebea

Darker: #ba2c35 mixed with black

  1. ba2c35
  2. a1252d
  3. 891e25
  4. 72171d
  5. 5c1115
  6. 460a0e
  7. 320508
  8. 1e0203
  9. 0d0101
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba2c35 with less saturation

  1. ba2c35
  2. b3373b
  3. ac4041
  4. a54747
  5. 9e4e4c
  6. 965451
  7. 8e5956
  8. 865d5b
  9. 7d6260
  10. 736665

Questions about #ba2c35

What color is #ba2c35?

#ba2c35 is bright red. The closest named color is Scarlet Beebalm. In RGB it is rgb(186, 44, 53), in HSL hsl(356.2, 61.74%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.174% 0.17787 22.894).

What colors go well with #ba2c35?

The complementary color of #ba2c35 is #007b85. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b02d72 and #ab4700. The triadic partners are #008103 and #2e61ce.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba2c35?

White text reads better on #ba2c35: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba2c35 a warm or cool color?

#ba2c35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.178.