Information about #BA031E color

#BA031E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA031E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 3, 30) — 72.9% red, 1.2% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 72 / 61 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA031E reads as a pure, full-strength warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Angels Red (#BA0021). Slightly further away sit Youtube Red (#B2071D) and Cincinnati Red (#C6011F).

The recipe behind #BA031E is rgb(186, 3, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BA031E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BA031E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA031E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA031E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA031E
  • RGB186, 3, 30
  • CMYK0, 72, 61, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 3, 30)
  • HSL351°, 97%, 37%
  • HSL Precise351.148°, 96.825%, 37.059%
  • HSV351°, 98%, 73%
  • HSB351°, 98%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.012, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.012, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.012, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBA031E
  • DECIMAL ID12190494
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01