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#ba2f35 color: Scarlet Beebalm

#ba2f35 is rgb(186, 47, 53) in RGB and oklch(52.439% 0.17533 23.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

52.4%
0.175
24°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • red-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #ba2f35

#ba2f35 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.175 chroma and a hue of 24°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.92:1 contrast and black text 3.55:1, 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: #ba2f35 mixed with white

  1. ba2f35
  2. c44949
  3. cd5f5c
  4. d57470
  5. dd8883
  6. e49c97
  7. ebb0ab
  8. f1c3c0
  9. f6d7d5
  10. fbebea

Darker: #ba2f35 mixed with black

  1. ba2f35
  2. a1272d
  3. 892025
  4. 72191d
  5. 5c1215
  6. 460c0e
  7. 320608
  8. 1e0303
  9. 0d0101
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba2f35 with less saturation

  1. ba2f35
  2. b3393b
  3. ac4241
  4. a54947
  5. 9e4f4c
  6. 965552
  7. 8e5a57
  8. 865e5c
  9. 7d6360
  10. 746665

Questions about #ba2f35

What color is #ba2f35?

#ba2f35 is bright red. The closest named color is Scarlet Beebalm. In RGB it is rgb(186, 47, 53), in HSL hsl(357.41, 59.66%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.439% 0.17533 23.574).

What colors go well with #ba2f35?

The complementary color of #ba2f35 is #007b86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b13072 and #ab4900. The triadic partners are #00820f and #3262ce.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba2f35?

White text reads better on #ba2f35: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and black gives 3.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba2f35 a warm or cool color?

#ba2f35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 24 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.175.